R&D Tac Air Fighter Pilot

Textron•US, California, Point Mugu Nawc, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ATAC's Research & Development Manager for Tactical Aircraft will primarily be responsible for research and evaluation of existing fighter and/or attack aircraft that can effectively be integrated into ATAC’s fleet. This position will report to the Director of Research & Development and will also support the Program Managers directly responsible for upgrades to ATAC’s fleet of aircraft as required by existing and future customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering field (required)
Test Pilot School graduate (required)
8+ years of industry and government experience in fighter aircraft mission and radar systems integration, test and evaluation (required)
Former military service (required)
Active Top Secret clearance (required)
Ability to attain and maintain Special Access Program clearance requirements (required)
Defense Acquisition University coursework in Test & Evaluation, Systems Engineering, Logistics, Acquisition, Risk Management, and/or Intellectual Property & Data Rights (required)
Accountability for achieving challenging goals
Able to work independently and in groups to achieve positive results
Mature and diplomatic approach to relationships
Initiative to take concepts from first idea to mature proposal offerings
Professional curiosity and a mindset of continual learning
Adaptable to change in a fast-paced and dynamic aviation environment
Experience with operating 4th/5th generation fighter aircraft with AESA Radars
Experience with operating Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems in fighter aircraft
Experience testing Handling Qualities and Systems Integration of fighter aircraft
Experience with system-level requirements generation/management on fighter aircraft
Experience reporting verification/validation test results to program management.
Experience with test & evaluation of installed systems on fighter aircraft
Previously qualified DoD-trained Fighter Pilot
Previously qualified 4-Ship/Division Flight Lead
700 hours Pilot in Command (PIC) of any fixed wing DOD-owned/operated fighter aircraft
100 hours PIC at night
Logged 50 hours PIC time in the past 12 months (any aircraft)
Logged 100 PIC hours in previous 24 months (any aircraft)
Shall have flown a tactical fighter aircraft in the previous 5 years
Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate
FAA Single Engine, Commercial Certificate with Instrument Privileges
Secret Security Clearance, US Citizen
1000 hours PIC of a military tactical aircraft
500 hours Pilot in Command (PIC) of any fixed wing DOD-owned/operated fighter aircraft

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Engineering or Business related field (desired)
USAF WIC graduate, USAF adversary qualification
USNFWS/NAWDC/TOPGUN graduate
TPS graduate
DoD military Instructor Pilot qualification
Mission Commander qualification
Military or Civilian Flight Examiner qualification
Functional Check Flight Pilot qualification
NVG Instructor, CRM Instructor
FAA CFI(I) Certificate
Familiarization with DoD Commercial Air Services industry
FAA Authorized Experimental Aircraft (AEA) privileges (list types)
DoD Safety School or Board President Course graduate
Squadron Command experience
Active fighter flying (for each fighter type, provide total hours, date of last sortie)
Actively flying (provide 1-year look-back per active aircraft type)

Responsibilities

Research existing fighter aircraft that can cost-effectively be integrated into ATACs fleet of aircraft in order to develop winning technical solutions for future proposals.
Assist with drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to industry or foreign governments in order to gain firm pricing and schedule of potential future aircraft.
Assist the Director of R&D in evaluating potential aircraft acquisitions or modernization upgrades that will satisfy current and future U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Contracted Air Services (CAS) requirements.
Assist the R&D Senior Manager of Tactical Mission Systems with integration of electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) sensors, electronic warfare (EW) equipment, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars, and helmet mounted cueing systems (HMCS) onto ATAC aircraft.
Assist the R&D Chief Engineer with developing and managing systems-level requirements for aircraft avionics, sensors, and systems that meet the customer’s needs and can be used for effective subcontracting.
Assist the Capture Manager with proposal development, including developing strategy, advocating technical solutions, writing content and editing the work of others.
Assist aircraft Program Managers with requirements derivation, management, verification and validation efforts.
Assist aircraft Program Managers with Test & Evaluation planning and execution.