Instrumentation Technician Supervisor

NextGen Federal Systems • Nellis AFB, NV

18h

About The Position

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking an Instrumentation Technician Supervisor to support our United States Air Force customer with Operational Test data collection operations on F-35s, F-22s, F-15Es, and F-16s utilizing 10+ unique instrumentation systems. Our personnel work on the flight line and engage in instrumentation engineering, modifications, pre-flight processes, post-flight processes, and maintenance and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent plus 5 years’ aircraft instrumentation system experience
• Experienced as a mid-level supervisor, outlining task objectives, assigning resources, determining project timeframes, and determining parameters of the employee’s responsibilities.
• Must possess the ability to plan, develop, modify, troubleshoot, and maintain one-of-a-kind airborne instrumentation systems and upgrade their capabilities based on application of emerging technology in aircraft such as, but not limited to, F-15E, F-16, F-22, and F-35.
• Possess the ability to perform calibration and troubleshooting for installed instrumentation systems, including video recording, digital data recording, weapon function monitoring, and other data collection systems.
• Possess practical knowledge of electronic principles and practices and skill in the use of various pieces of electronic test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, PLA/PLC programmers, telemetry systems, spectrum analyzers, oscillators, amplifiers, and power supplies.
• Ability to evaluate, upgrade, modify and operate instrumentation systems prior, during and post operational missions. This work shall include integration, functional checkouts, and mission data capture activities.
• Ability to coordinate instrumentation requirements, schedules, work plans and other functions between the Operations division and Aircraft Maintenance Unit to verify mission readiness.
• Possess the skill to interpret technical data such as drawings, schematics, blueprints, and specifications of complete electronic systems.
• Ability to provide technical leadership to other technicians and support personnel.
• Possess the skill to control electronic data collection systems using nonconventional modification hardware and understand their capabilities and plan, develop, construct, and integrate new devices into the system to perform multiple tasks not previously associated with aerospace and/or other test and evaluation system capabilities.
• Possess practical knowledge in support of modification, and operations activities the Contractor shall move, store or load instrumentation systems, conduct system functional checks, cockpit integrity checks, data uploads/downloads, and mission configurations.
• Possess the ability to coordinate and work with operating personnel in related fields and test support personnel as required and to plan, accomplish, and analyze test results.
• Possess the ability to coordinate data reduction and analyze data to ensure instrumentation compatibility with data reduction capabilities and to monitor the validity of data and operational dependability of instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, modify, troubleshoot, and maintain one-of-a-kind airborne instrumentation systems and upgrade their capabilities based on application of emerging technology in aircraft such as, but not limited to, F-15E, F-16, F-22, and F-35.
• Perform calibration and troubleshooting for installed instrumentation systems, including video recording, digital data recording, weapon function monitoring, and other data collection systems.
• Evaluate, upgrade, modify and operate instrumentation systems prior, during and post operational missions. This work shall include integration, functional checkouts, and mission data capture activities.
• Coordinate instrumentation requirements, schedules, work plans and other functions between the Operations division and Aircraft Maintenance Unit to verify mission readiness.
• Interpret technical data such as drawings, schematics, blueprints, and specifications of complete electronic systems.
• Provide technical leadership to other technicians and support personnel.
• Control electronic data collection systems using nonconventional modification hardware and understand their capabilities and plan, develop, construct, and integrate new devices into the system to perform multiple tasks not previously associated with aerospace and/or other test and evaluation system capabilities.
• Move, store or load instrumentation systems, conduct system functional checks, cockpit integrity checks, data uploads/downloads, and mission configurations.
• Coordinate and work with operating personnel in related fields and test support personnel as required and to plan, accomplish, and analyze test results.
• Coordinate data reduction and analyze data to ensure instrumentation compatibility with data reduction capabilities and to monitor the validity of data and operational dependability of instrumentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED