Principal Hypersonic Test Engineer

KODA Technologies•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

KODA Technologies is seeking a Principal Hypersonic Test Engineer to support DoD-wide initiatives to rapidly mature and deliver critical hypersonic technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field.
15+ years of experience in flight test engineering and/or weapon system development that supports duties and responsibilities as described above.
Demonstrated ability to work independently from high-level guidance.
Ability to plan, coordinate, and support product development in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
Strong technical communication and leadership skills.
U.S. Citizenship and Active Secret Clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Department of Defense or national laboratory hypersonic programs.
Experience supporting a Test Director and/or supporting on-console operations.
Familiarity with digital engineering environments and model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
Knowledge of flight safety, range operations, and mission assurance processes.

Responsibilities

Support the Customer in the development of Test Plans through the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) to include the identification of launch vehicles, experiments, and test ranges.
Develop detailed test plans, Integrated Master Schedules, other test documentation as required and advise the customer on test readiness.
Interface with government/prime contractor customers and range organizations.
Coordinate test venues, test resources, and participants across the DoD test community.
Interpret pre-test link margin and range safety analysis for test awareness.
Prepare supporting test execution products and coordinate analysis activities.
Assess the technology level of candidate experiments, test vehicles, and launch vehicles and make recommendations to the customer.
Assemble and lead test team(s), conduct test team training, and execute tests.