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Staff Flight Test Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

andurilindustriesVictorville, CA

💰 $166,000 – $220,000/yrFull-timeelectricianhandyman services

Quick Summary

Staff Flight Test Engineer responsible for developmental test planning, execution, and reporting for Group 5 UAS systems at a defense technology company.

Skills & Keywords

Flight test engineeringUAS developmentTest planningData analysis

WHAT YOU’LL DO

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 improvement/development.
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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
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.
Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
Strong computer and documentation experience.
Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.
Experience with large aircraft development and working with the Department of Defense (DoD)
Able to work extended hours as required.
Ability to travel as required for test planning and execution
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Prior experience with software code/script building using programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, etc.
Bias for action – if you see a problem, you want to solve and fix it
Experience managing individuals or teams of multiple individuals
Experience with large UAS development
Previous experience working within a Combined Test Force or equivalent
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