Sr. Flight Test Engineer - Edwards AFB
About The Position
Raytheon’s Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities (SETC) has an opening in The Effectors Center for an Electronic/Flight Test Engineer at Edwards AFB, California. The role primarily supports the AMRAAM missile, a multi-platform, multi-service weapon, and reports to the IVC Field/Test Support Section Lead and Department Manager. The engineer provides technical solutions to difficult problems and independently determines and develops solutions under general direction. This is a demanding, hands-on lab, flight-line, and direct flight-test support role. Work includes supporting testing outdoors around operational aircraft and may involve non-standard or extended hours under potentially extreme conditions. Domestic travel is required, typically for one-week trips, and is listed as 10%. The role also requires obtaining and maintaining additional program access as needed.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or another related engineering discipline.
- At least five years of technical or engineering experience.
- Experience using radar, ComNav, and radar-related systems or equipment.
- Experience with Windows-based PCs, software, and peripheral hardware.
- Experience troubleshooting varied electronic equipment.
- Experience with Communications Security (COMSEC).
- Ability to travel to domestic and possibly foreign sites.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance required before starting; active and existing clearance required on day one.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for the required security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Frequent, direct interaction with government customers and peers.
- Engineering leadership experience with a team and/or project.
- Experience building and maintaining customer relationships.
- Experience interpreting requirements and translating knowledge points into test plans and procedures.
- Knowledge of MIL-STD-1553 and MIL-STD-1760 interfaces.
- Experience with failure review, failure investigation, and root-cause and corrective-action boards.
- Experience with COMSEC.
- Experience with telemetry software and hardware.
Responsibilities
- Perform integration, verification, and testing in the lab or field to ensure the system under test performs according to specifications and requirements.
- Conduct data collection activities, review and analyze data elements, and provide quick-look reports of results.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams conducting fault isolation, fault analysis, and corrective-action investigations across mechanical and electrical subsystems, system-level performance, and system-of-systems integration.
- Support integration involving all-up-round configurations, weapon-to-carriage interfaces, and aircraft platforms.
- Provide hands-on lab and direct flight-test support, including flight-line testing outdoors around operational aircraft.
- Travel to domestic sites and potentially foreign sites as required.
- Obtain and maintain additional program access as required.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
