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F-16 Pilot/Test Director

CAE•Arlington, TX
•Onsite

About The Position

A Test Director (TD) shall provide the testing and evaluation of Military Single or Multi-Engine Fixed-Wing aircraft for the design, development, production, test, and sell-off of simulation training devices. A Test Director builds, leads, and executes integration, test and deployment activities and plans to evaluate program requirements that have been verified and validated prior to customer acceptance.

Requirements

  • SECRET security clearance required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (customer users, USAF, USN SMEs)
  • Good analytical skills
  • Experience interfacing with customers and end users
  • Ability to explain technical concerns to customer
  • Ability to lead a team of engineers
  • Self-motivated to address, evaluate, and if necessary, correct testing concerns
  • Knowledge of aircraft systems and the associated environment
  • Organizational skills and integrity to run a rigorous test program while holding to the contractual requirements
  • Pilot experience preferably in Block 40,50 F-16 (current Guard or Reserve experience a plus)
  • Ability to work weekends and off-shifts as required
  • Ability to travel to site for installs and upgrades
  • 6+ years of related experience
  • Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
  • Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
  • Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Nice To Haves

  • TS/SCI clearance a plus
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, Computer Science, or Engineering degree
  • Weapons School or Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor experience a plus
  • Prefer 6+ years of aviation industry experience
  • Experience in use of simulation training devices and products
  • Test experience
  • Demonstrated experience developing long-term business relationships with the customer or end user community

Responsibilities

  • Participate in all phases of system design, including requirements definition
  • Subject Matter Experts (SME) for their application
  • Manages Hardware & software system integration
  • Conducts mission environment testing
  • Lead all test effort; system tests, acceptance tests, configuration, scheduling, and customer interface
  • Write test plans, conduct tests, document results, and ensure discrepancy resolution
  • Manages discrepancy review boards
  • Monitor and control testing aspects of the program for cost, schedule and technical issues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
  • A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
  • Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
  • Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

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