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Flight Test Engineer - ECS & Thermal Systems (No C2C)

HRU Technical Resources
Newton, KS Contractor
POSTED ON 9/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/15/2026

Security & Export Compliance

Clearance Requirement: Not Required

Export Controlled Role: Yes

Duration: 6-9 months (Possible Extension/Conversion)


Job Description

Contract Flight Test Engineer — ECS & Thermal Systems

Support experimental aircraft flight-test activities for Environmental Control System (ECS) and thermal-management systems at the Newton, Kansas test site. This is a full-time, six-month contract role requiring on-site support in Newton, Kansas, with potential travel to Frisco, Texas.


The engineer will develop working knowledge of an existing aircraft system; create, maintain, and review IADS real-time monitoring screens; and support flight operations from the flight-test console. Responsibilities include monitoring liquid-cooling loops, fan/air-cooling performance, temperature instrumentation, and identified system risk areas. The engineer will become familiar with aircraft and equipment-bay layouts and work with design engineering to assess and monitor thermal and system risks during test.

The role includes real-time flight-test communication with the Test Conductor/Test Director and other flight-test engineers, flight-test data processing and review, technical documentation, and preparation of flight-test reports. Limited support to test planning may be required.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline and 5 years of engineering experience
  • Experience working with engineering test data, including processing, analysis, review, and report generation
  • Proficiency with one or more data-analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, or Excel
  • Ability to interpret engineering schematics, instrumentation data, and test procedures
  • Strong technical communication and ability to operate effectively in an on-site test environment
  • Eligible to work on ITAR/export-controlled programs
  • Ability to work full time on site in Newton, KS, with potential travel to Frisco, TX


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in formal aerospace flight test environments
  • Experience with IADS or similar real-time test-data monitoring/display tools
  • Familiarity with aircraft environmental-control systems, liquid cooling, air cooling/fan systems, or thermal-management systems
  • Control room radio communications experience
  • Experience with temperature, pressure, flow, or related test instrumentation


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