Staff Flight Test Engineer, Unmanned Air Vehicles

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Perform senior-level, development flight test engineer activities for the Fury UAS; emphasis placed on resource planning, conducting ground and flight test, initial issue investigation, and process…
• Lead and/or be a part of a team of flight test engineers, functional engineers, and program representatives responsible for conducting ground and flight test events at private, and government-owned test ranges.
• Collect test data and perform initial data analysis for the system under test.
• Work closely with Engineering to develop requirements, discuss test results, to include collected data and observations.
• Work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

Job requirements

• 12+ years of experience as test conductor/director for developmental aircraft, weapons, or missile systems.
• A bachelor's degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Extensive experience as a test conductor/test director for developmental aircraft, weapon, or missile systems
• Test engineering experience working with developmental systems of manned and/or unmanned aircraft to include requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting
• Test and engineering experience in aero/performance, loads/dynamics, propulsion or electrical
• Must have a complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts;
• Previous experience with and current working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, AS5653, etc.
• Previous expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System, government restricted airspace and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.