Senior Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer – Various Int'l Locations
United States
Full Time
22 hours ago
$117,500 - $176,300 USD
No H1B
Key skills
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, US Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs in order to sustain operations.
Primary interface between maintenance, design and flight test engineering.
Vehicle and Payload Test Controller (VTC/PTC) operations during aircraft start-up/shut down for launch and recovery, conduct static ground tests, and troubleshooting.
Responsible for providing inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS).
Reviews/provides inputs during engineering development and executes Detailed Test Requirements, Acceptance Test Procedures, and Ground Test Plans.
Installs, operates, troubleshoot, maintains, repairs, and modifies equipment, in accordance with IETMS and/or other engineering directives (TDs/ECRs/TEIs/AMRs/MAFs).
Perform a variety of Organizational / Depot-level maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
Develop general knowledge of all aircraft systems, VTC/PTC, Engineering Design and software.
Perform field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of air vehicle systems at the customer location including operations on a flightline, or in a hangar.
Ability to interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics.
Perform essential electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as but not limited to: Multimeter, Network/Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR), etc.
Able to perform/support review and analysis of engineering schematics, supplier design data, support of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration on the Air Vehicle.
Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technical, Engineering or Math (STEM)
A minimum of 8 years of engineering experience with a BS Degree, 6 years engineering experience with a MS degree in STEM Field, or 4 years with a PhD in STEM Field
Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA
Willingness and ability to support an international assignment in Japan, United Arab Emirates, or Guam for a minimum of 24 months
Willingness and ability to relocate to a core U.S. location, if necessary, based on business needs
Ability to pass a new hire physical if determined necessary by Company, based on international location selected
Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CE, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needs
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time for business needs
Experience with Aircraft Ground Test Operations
Possess the capability and readiness to travel effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide
Must have working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership
Strong interpersonal skills with excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to senior leadership.
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business