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Planning & Documentation
- Develop and maintain flight test plans, test procedures, and test reports in accordance with program and customer requirements.
- Support program-level test planning, including strategies, schedules, risk identification, and resource coordination.
Hands-on Testing
- Execute developmental, qualification, and flight test activities for aircraft mission systems and avionics.
- Operate RF and electronic test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, multi-meters, data acquisition units, and various transducers and accelerometers.
Integration & Troubleshooting
- Support aircraft integration, subsystem checkout, and test anomaly investigation and resolution.
- Participate in Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Safety Review Boards, and post-test data analysis.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Interface with systems engineering, avionics, software, and program management to ensure test activities align with technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior test engineers.
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Must Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6 years of experience in aerospace or defense test engineering.
- Active TS Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility.
- FAA Class III medical certificate, with the ability to complete Altitude Chamber.
- Hands-on experience with RF and electronic test equipment (spectrum/network analyzers, multi-meters, data acquisition units, transducers, accelerometers).
- Familiarity with aircraft avionics systems, architectures, and integration.
- Ability to read schematics, interpret service manuals, and apply logical troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience developing and executing ground and flight test plans and procedures.
- Strong background in requirements management (derivation, traceability, verification, and selloff).
- Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting DoD programs, ISR platforms, and/or missionized aircraft.
- Familiarity with MIL-STD and aerospace standards (e.g., DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461).
- Experience supporting FAA and/or military (DoD) certification efforts.
- Knowledge of requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama).
- Prior experience in a lead test or integration IPT role.
- Familiarity with Product and Quality Assurance principles and experience in generation and disposition of product non-conformances.
- Experience with various testing equipment, standards, and methodologies, including manual and automated testing.
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- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6 years of experience in aerospace or defense test engineering.
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