Flight Test Strategy & Design Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • Laurel, MD

4h

About The Position

Are you interested in designing flight test experiments to exercise current and evolving Air and Missile Defense Weapon Systems?
Do you have a background or interest in Test and Evaluation of weapon systems?
If so, we 're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL!
We are seeking a creative and forward-thinking engineer to help us define test strategy, test design, and perform flight test analysis for Aegis Weapon System, Standard Missile, and other evolving weapon system programs. This work includes developing scenarios to rigorously exercise weapon system capabilities and analyze data to validate and advance weapon system development.
We are actively planning for future tests that integrate multiple Missile Defense Agency weapon systems in layered homeland defense scenarios, and taking on challenges such as hypersonic threat vehicles and raids. As a member of our team, you will craft scenario concepts that test new and evolving capabilities, conduct pre-flight mission analysis, interact with team members across the Air and Missile Defense Sector, and coordinate technical efforts across sponsor and contractor organizations.
As a Flight Test Strategy & Design Engineer...
Your primary responsibility will be to assess and understand weapon system requirements and designs, and their implications to test execution, modeling, scenario planning, and safety.
You will learn software tools for emulating the weapon system and evaluating the feasibility of flight test scenarios.
You will develop and maintain test strategy requirements and objectives for flight testing, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) testing, experiments and demonstrations, and software simulations to assess performance and verification of weapon and missile systems.
You will take a lead role in coordinating technical efforts, including configuration management of M&S inputs among multiple organizations.
You will analyze weapon system performance in sophisticated scenarios that will impact future weapon system design and improvements.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, Applied Math, Physics or related field
• Have 1-2 years of experience conducting testing and analysis within a Weapon/Missile System development cycle
• Proficient in Matlab, or other scripting language (e.g. Python)
• Strong and effective communication skills and the ability to clearly convey technical details to teammates and leadership
• Are willing and able to travel 10% of the time to sponsor locations and testing sites
• Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Hold a Masters degree in Engineering, Applied Math, or Physics, or have equivalent experience and technical expertise related to Ballistic Missile or Air Defense flight testing or general weapon system analysis
• Have a demonstrated ability to develop and execute S&T and IR&D activities
• Have a previous experience in Aegis design, testing, or modeling
• Have experience running modeling and simulation tools and analyzing outputs
• Are able to obtain a Top Secret SCI level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Assess and understand weapon system requirements and designs, and their implications to test execution, modeling, scenario planning, and safety.
• Learn software tools for emulating the weapon system and evaluating the feasibility of flight test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain test strategy requirements and objectives for flight testing, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) testing, experiments and demonstrations, and software simulations to assess performance and verification of weapon and missile systems.
• Take a lead role in coordinating technical efforts, including configuration management of M&S inputs among multiple organizations.
• Analyze weapon system performance in sophisticated scenarios that will impact future weapon system design and improvements.

Benefits

• We offer a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere where you can bring your authentic self to work, continue to grow, and build strong connections with inspiring teammates.
• Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level