Telemetry Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Nine (9) years of applicable experience supporting engineering, design or testing of hardware in the appropriate area of specialization; or four (4) years of applicable college/vocational/military/technical school and five (5) years of applicable experience in the assigned specialty area
• At least eight (8) years of the nine (9) years of experience must include successful completion of vocational/military/technical school training in practical or industrial arts and a minimum of six (6) years of mechanical fabrication and structural/fixture setup supporting engineering or testing of military hardware.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
• Must have experience supporting engineering/testing of systems in an aviation capacity, to include 5-7 years of experience in radio frequency transmissions/telemetry/avionics
• Thorough understanding of ARINC-429/1553, Ethernet Data protocol and Aircraft interface Control Documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for execution of Flight Test projects involving data processing and live telemetry (TM) operations to include tracking of aircraft while airborne.
• Responsible for pre-mission project set-up to include maintenance and installation of proper TM equipment for test with mobile and fixed TM assets.
• Support processing of aircraft data utilizing COTS and GOTS software, working alongside Instrumentation and Flight Test Engineers to ensure data is usable.
• Support creation of data products based upon needs of the customer.
• Functions as a mid-level technical expert and lead technician within an Aviation Telemetry/Data Processing environment.
• Works with minimal supervision, exercising independent judgment in diagnosing problems and determining corrective actions.
• Handles non-routine, high-complexity technical issues that significantly impact facility operations.