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Principal Hypersonic Test Engineer
Company Overview:
KODA is a people-first company and a three-time Fortune Best Workplace®, Great Place to Work® certified, a Best Place for Working Parents®, and a seven-time Huntsville Best Places to Work® winner.
We're a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, DoD space, and civil space. At KODA, you'll find:
- Competitive pay & great benefits
- Career growth & professional development
- A culture of trust, integrity, and teamwork
The name KODA, meaning "allies," reflects our commitment to our people, our customers, and our community. Join us and build a career that matters!
Position Overview:
KODA Technologies is seeking a Principal Hypersonic Test Engineer to support DoD-wide initiatives to rapidly mature and deliver critical hypersonic technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Support the Customer in the development of Test Plans through the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) to include the identification of launch vehicles, experiments, and test ranges.
- Develop detailed test plans, Integrated Master Schedules, other test documentation as required and advise the customer on test readiness.
- Interface with government/prime contractor customers and range organizations
- Coordinate test venues, test resources, and participants across the DoD test community.
- Interpret pre-test link margin and range safety analysis for test awareness.
- Prepare supporting test execution products and coordinate analysis activities.
- Assess the technology level of candidate experiments, test vehicles, and launch vehicles and make recommendations to the customer.
- Assemble and lead test team(s), conduct test team training, and execute tests.
Requirments:
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field.
- 15 years of experience in flight test engineering and/or weapon system development that supports duties and responsibilities as described above
- Demonstrated ability to work independently from high-level guidance.
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and support product development in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- Strong technical communication and leadership skills
- Travel may be required to government test facilities, customer sites, and flight ranges, up to 20%
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience with Department of Defense or national laboratory hypersonic programs
- Experience supporting a Test Director and/or supporting on-console operations
- Familiarity with digital engineering environments and model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
- Knowledge of flight safety, range operations, and mission assurance processes.
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship and Active Secret Clearance is required
KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.