Senior Flight Test Engineer

Astrion•Huntsville, AL

177d•Onsite

About The Position

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Flight Test Engineer for the Redstone Test and Engineering Services contract, supporting the Utility Assault Division.

Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline. Engineering degree must be from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program.
Must possess a Bachelor's Degree and 9 to 12 years’ experience, including 6 to 8 years of project experience; or a Master’s Degree in the designated technical area of specialization and 7 to 10 years of combined engineering and technical experience, including 4 to 6 years of project experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain an FAA Class III medical certificate.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants)

Nice To Haves

Rotary-wing or fixed-wing flight test experience, or experience in a related discipline is desired.
A PhD in Engineering and 5 years of applicable experience, including 2 years of project experience, performing engineering, analysis, and related functions in research, development, test and evaluation in support of military equipment and systems.
Intermediate/advanced knowledge of aircraft/aircraft systems (e.g., flight controls, displays, radar, comm/nav, etc.) and/or test and evaluation experience highly desired.

Responsibilities

Take leadership roles in planning, execution, real-time safety-of-flight and data quality monitoring, data analysis, and reporting for developmental and/or operational tests of system integrations on various aviation weapon system platforms.
Contribute to and document flight operations and flight test developments
Perform flight test engineer duties as crewmember on flight test aircraft.
Monitor in-flight test activities, via real-time telemetry systems or as an aircraft crewmember.
Work as part of a diverse team of contractor, military, and civilian experimental test pilots and engineers.
Provide technical expertise with regard to the method of test that will best achieve the test objectives.
Perform in-depth engineering data reduction and analysis.
Prepare/deliver presentations to colleagues, subordinates, and government representatives.
Additional duties include test project management for schedule and cost considerations.