Flight Engineer

TCOM, L.P.•Sioux Falls, SD

15h

About The Position

Aerostar, a business unit of TCOM, is seeking a Flight Engineer to be responsible for understanding customer missions and requirements, translating into a concept, and presenting technical concept and business case to customer. Along with Business Development team, is a primary interface with customers and internal management, especially as it relates to technical solutions to customer problems. Integrates and aligns technical solutions with solid business cases, contractual language, and bids, and helps drive program capture activities for Stratospheric Balloon and Radar products and related engineering and flight/field services.

Requirements

Associates degree required or bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent related technical field preferred.
0-2 years’ experience in aviation or electrical/mechanical or experience in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

Conduct flight engineering activities in support of Lighter Than Air (LTA) mission planning, navigation planning, weather analysis, pre-flight launch, termination, and post flight analysis.
Provide flight engineering support to flight operations team during campaigns.
Analyze surface weather and stratospheric wind predictions and distribute reports.
Coordinate communications with ATC and FAA.
Understand FAA Regulation Part 101 for Unmanned Free Balloons.
Write test plans, procedures, checklists, conduct test, and document results.
Build mission and navigation plans.
Distribute weather data.
Act as training resource for flight operations team members.
Coordinate overflight authorizations with OCONUS areas globally.
Monitor platform health, analyze data, and troubleshoot problems.
Plan and execute navigation plans and system terminations.
Support customer payload integrations.
Provide support for engineering tests.
Maintain a clean and safe work area and follow established safety standards.
Demonstrate Aerostar’s Guiding Principles.
May be called upon to perform comparable duties of a similar or related nature and/or assist in other areas as needed.
Learn, understand, continuously improve, and promote the division’s quality management system in accordance with ISO standards.