F-22 Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (Associate, Experienced & Senior)

Boeing

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) is looking for an F-22 Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer to join our second shift team at Edwards AFB, CA. Edwards AFB is the home of the 412th Test Wing and the 2nd largest Air Force base. The wing oversees base day-to-day operations and provides support for over 10,000 military, federal civilian and contract personnel assigned to a 481-square mile installation. The 412th Test Wing plans, conducts, analyzes, and reports on all flight and ground testing of aircraft, weapons systems, software and components as well as modeling and simulation for the U.S. Air Force. There are three core components for this mission: flying operations, maintenance and engineering. The Boeing Company supports multiple platforms at Edwards AFB. This posting is for the support of the 411th Flight Test Squadron, F-22 Combined Test Force (CTF) where Boeing works directly with our Air Force customer and our industry partners supporting its mission to improve the warfighting capabilities of the Air Force through system integration, development, test and evaluation of the F-22 Raptor. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate, Experienced and Senior Level Instrumentation Engineers.

Requirements

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

Nice To Haves

Level 3: 3 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Level 4: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
Active F-22 program access
Previous F-22 experience is highly desired
Flight test background and experience with aircraft instrumentation system design, implementation and application in flight test environment
Experience with data system design and acquisition, and instrumentation software, and demonstrated ability to provide technical solutions to a wide range of instrumentation challenges as they arise
Experience in Mission Control Room support, Pre-flight and Post-flight activities, on and off-site anomaly troubleshooting, modification direction and oversight along with generating engineering instructions for all instrumentation related activities, interfacing with system and program design teams, as well as suppliers, in support of instrumentation system requirements definition and implementation
Knowledge and experience with TTC CAIS and Network based data acquisition components IADS S/W suite, MATLAB and Microsoft Office tools are highly desired
Demonstrated ability to lead multi-functional teams, plan and organize personnel and task assignments, evaluate requirements in support of proposal development, and understand/utilize the basic tenants of project management are highly desired
Experience with aircraft instrumentation systems, data systems design and acquisition
Must possess a working knowledge of electronics and experience in electronics troubleshooting techniques and tools, including multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and other common laboratory equipment
Experience with troubleshooting or using pressure transducers, strain gages, and or accelerometers

Responsibilities

Develops and documents standardized test methods and processes to ensure repeatability and productivity
Leads the development of test procedures and test points
Applies lessons learned to the improvement of test procedures
Designs calibration system/test fixtures.
Develops data processing tools and algorithms
Guides others in the operation of test hardware, software and systems to achieve test requirements
Leads the analysis, processing and formatting of data to customer requirements
Approves test data prior to delivery to customer
Formulates expectations for test data based on historical data
Performs functions as required to ensure calibration system readiness and data validity
Works as a team to solve problems and willing to train others
Works under minimal direction
Read / Redline / Modify Instrumentation Drawings
Generate Instrumentation Flight Test Service Orders (FTSOs)
Provide Mission Control Room Support