Instructor Flight Test Engineer – Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Full-time/Part-time
About The Position
The following specific duties are anticipated: Instruct on aerospace vehicle performance, flying qualities, systems, and flight test management, including ground and airborne conduct of flight test. Teach curriculum topics to include aircraft flying qualities & flight test techniques, augmented flight control systems, stores testing & structures, limit cycle oscillations & flutter, aircraft departure from controlled flight, military standards evaluations, first flight test & evaluation, avionics integration, and human factors. Other duties in-line with MTSI’s core value to “Own and Solve our Customer’s Problems.”
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in all phases of planning, executing, and managing flight tests and a reputation of being a team player.
- Experience running missions from a Mission Control Room.
- Experience Instructing Undergraduate or higher-level curriculum.
- Maturity and professionalism to lead the execution of a flight test missions, briefings and oversee team of discipline engineers to support Flight Test Operations.
- Work well in a team environment as well as independently.
- Experience generating test plans, flight test mission material, post-mission, and detailed final reports.
- Position requires willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of customers’ requirements and need.
- Secret clearance is required.
- U.S. Citizenship is required
Nice To Haves
- USAF Test Pilot School Graduate
- Developmental Test experience
- Experience Instructing Flight Test Engineers at either USAF TPS, Navy TPS, National TPS, or USAFA
- Experience with IADS
- PhD in a STEM field.
Responsibilities
- Instruct on aerospace vehicle performance, flying qualities, systems, and flight test management, including ground and airborne conduct of flight test.
- Teach curriculum topics to include aircraft flying qualities & flight test techniques, augmented flight control systems, stores testing & structures, limit cycle oscillations & flutter, aircraft departure from controlled flight, military standards evaluations, first flight test & evaluation, avionics integration, and human factors.
- Other duties in-line with MTSI’s core value to “Own and Solve our Customer’s Problems.”
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
