Icing Flight Test Engineer
Astrion
- Location
- Onsite (Redstone Arsenal, Alabama)
- Compensation
- $72k - $83k/yr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid Level
Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
Astrion is seeking an Icing Flight Test Engineer to plan, execute, and monitor flight tests for aviation weapon system platforms, including icing certification. The role involves data analysis, reporting, and managing test project schedules and costs.
Skills
Flight test engineering
Aircraft systems
Data analysis
Technical writing
Matlab
Python
Programming
Test and evaluation
Project management
Safety-of-flight monitoring
Aviation systems
Icing certification
MS Office
Full job details
Overview
Icing Flight Test Engineer
LOCATION: Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: Secret
CERTIFICATION: Class III Medical
TRAVEL: Up to 50%
SALARY: $72k to $83k
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Flight Test Engineer located at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited school (aerospace, mechanical, or industrial/systems desired) and 3 years of experience performing engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft and/or aviation systems; and conducting basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture, or a Master's Degree in Engineering in the appropriate area of specialization or related discipline from an accredited* college/university and 1 year of applicable experience; or a PhD in Engineering in the appropriate area of specialization or related discipline from an accredited* college/university.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an FAA Class III medical certificate.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited school (aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or industrial/systems with coursework in Aircraft Icing desired).
- Intermediate knowledge of aircraft/aircraft systems (e.g., flight controls, displays, radar, comm/nav, etc.) and/or test and evaluation experience highly desired.
- Intermediate competency with MS Office, programming, Matlab, Python, and technical writing desired.
- Rotary-wing or fixed-wing flight test experience, or experience in a related discipline is desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Incumbent will be responsible for the planning, execution, real-time safety-of-flight and data quality monitoring, data analysis, and reporting for developmental and/or operational tests of system integrations on various aviation weapon system platforms including Icing certification testing.
- Candidate will be responsible for contributing to and documenting flight operations and flight test developments.
- Additional duties include test project management for schedule and cost considerations.
- Travel is required in support of Icing certification testing each winter season.
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