Aeronautical Test Engineer Job Description Sample

Job Description: :

Flight Test Engineer supporting the F-35B and F-35C aircraft as a Test Conductor within the F-35 Integrated Test Force, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. Position will work with military, contractor, and civil service personnel as members of the flight test team.

Duties and responsibilities include planning, scheduling, and executing flight test mission requirements by:

• Developing and publishing test plans and flight test cards,

• Determining and communicating aircraft test requirements and configuration to responsible engineering, maintenance, instrumentation, and flight operations personnel to ensure aircraft readiness,

• Complying with published test safety plans and standard operating procedures,

• Conducting test missions and performing test mission briefings and debriefings, after meeting qualification requirements.

• Evaluating results from flight activities and incorporating "lessons learned" into future test activities.

• Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

• This position requires at a minimum an Interim Secret Clearance to start.

Basic Qualifications

Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering/Technical Discipline.

Communication and coordination experience.

Experience in the aerospace/defense industry.

Desired skills

Knowledge of test techniques for modern fighter aircraft.

Prior flight test program experience including real-time mission conduct.

Current or prior F-35 Program Access.

F-35 aircraft systems knowledge.

Experience with and understanding of the principles of Situational Awareness and Crew Resource Management.

Ability to pass medical requirements required to participate in shipboard testing.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Patuxent River Maryland

Security Clearance :

Secret

Business Unit :

ESS0343 AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Program :

F-35

Job Class :

Aeronautical Engineering

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Patuxent River

State :

MD

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Yes

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Patuxent River

What Your Job Will Be Like

The Space Control Systems and Technology Department seeks an aero/astro engineer to join a team that develops hardware and software solutions to national security space challenges. The successful candidate will apply orbital analysis, aeronautical engineering and software design skills to a variety of space applications.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Perform modeling and simulation for Space Situational Awareness (SSA)/Space Control (SC) and Missile Warning (MW)/Missile Defense (MD) missions that have very complementary remote sensing performance requirements

• Develop control algorithms for space flight and mission modeling

• Identify critical capability gaps and shortfalls and develop potential resolutions

• Develop and architect innovative integrated solutions including space and ground systems

Qualifications We Require

• Master's degree in Engineering plus 5 years experience.

• Experience programming in MATLAB and/or Python.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a required US DOE Q security clearance.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a SCI clearance, which may require a polygraph test.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience in small satellite flight operations, systems research, development and engineering

• Experience with modeling and simulation of space-based remote sensing systems.

• Experience developing orbital algorithms for on-board flight systems.

• Experience performing orbital and conjunction analysis for research-class satellites.

• Experience with DoD and IC SSA/SC communities.

• Experience and interest in identifying, realizing and developing new project opportunities.

• PhD in aero/astro engineering or similar field.

About Our Team

The Space Control Systems and Technology Department develops and executes customer-funded research programs that build on foundational technologies in space situational awareness, space control, cyber, and "big-data" analytics. Next generation space situational awareness and control will rely heavily on the ability to correlate large data sets from multiple domains. 6352 is ideally positioned to leverage Sandia's state-of-the-art high-performance computing, micro-electronics, trusted test platforms, and remote sensing expertise. Our programs are executed in close coordination with existing and new initiatives across multiple U.S. Space organizations.

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

• Extraordinary co-workers

• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

• Flexible schedules, generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

• These benefits vary by job classification.

Security Clearance

Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) granted Q-level security clearance to start.

Position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) granted Q-level security clearance or active clearance with another US government agency, e.g., DOD, to be considered for this position.

Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug testing, and a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.

EEO

Equal opportunity employer/Disability/Vet/GLBT

At Northrop Grumman, our work with cutting-edge technology is driven by something human: the lives our technologies protect. It's the value of innovation that makes a difference today and tomorrow. Here you'll have the opportunity to connect with coworkers in an environment that's uniquely caring, diverse, and respectful; where employees share experience, insights, perspectives and creative solutions through integrated product & cross-functional teams, and employee resource groups. From engineering and manufacturing, to operations and business development, Northrop Grumman's Sunnyvale location offers the opportunity to serve national security and impact the lives of Americans all over the globe from the landscape of Northern California. Don't just build a career, build a life at Northrop Grumman Sunnyvale.

Northrop Grumman Marine Systems specializes in the analysis, development, manufacture, assembly and testing of missile launching and handling systems, propulsion, and power generation systems for naval surface ships and submarines. Analyst will lead the development of complex, multi-physics computational fluid dynamic (CFD) and heat transfer performance assessment models for missile launching systems. Models will have a focus on gas dynamics, liquid injection, phase change, missile motion, and fluid-structure interaction; elements required to accurately predict system performance. Experience with commercial CFD software packages such as CFD , Fluent, CFX and ANSYS Mechanical is required. A broad background in computational fluids modeling is necessary to assist across a range of assignments. Generation of heat transfer models employing conjugate heat transfer principles is desired for stowage and environmental control analyses. Candidate must be able to create presentations and communicate effectively with internal and external customers.

Basic Qualifications:

• 9 or more years of engineering experience in a physics-based modeling and simulation environment with a Bachelor's degree; 7 or more years with a Master's; or 3 years or more with a PhD

• Programming or software development experience in general engineering languages (e.g. MATLAB, C , FORTRAN, Python, etc.)

• Superior writing skills are required for documentation and technical exchange.

• Must be a U.S. citizen to obtain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degrees in aeronautical/aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, mathematics, or physics with an emphasis in gas dynamics, thermal-fluid dynamics, propulsion or a related area

• Demonstrated ability to develop physics-based computational models that consider the relevant physical mechanisms and balance the fidelity of the solution with the available time and resources

• Experience with modernization of legacy codes written in FORTRAN to modern platforms

• Experience with solid propellant rocket motor performance analysis and launcher system analysis

• Experience with test data reduction and analysis, uncertainty analysis, and verification/validation of computational results using first-principles and experimental data

• Experience developing engineering Graphical User Interfaces (GUI's) and test databases

• Demonstrated ability to lead a software development team in an agile environment. Experience with scrum project management and software version control management a plus

• Experience interfacing with external customers. Interactions with DoD, U.S. Navy customers a plus.

• Active Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Job Description: :

Candidate will be responsible for the design of rotorcraft dynamic components, specifically main and tail rotor blades that meet or exceed requirements for performance, technical, cost and schedule. Responsibilities include working with a wide range of external and internal customers, in all phases of the blade life cycle.

Primary functions including but not limited to conceptual and detail design, engineering support during part fabrication, design of blade ground and flight test specimens and providing support during these test activities. In addition the selected candidate will be responsible for performing trade studies, creating new design configurations, participating in root cause investigations, the creation of engineering drawings including Bills of Material, and engineering support of fielded aircraft.

Candidates must have strong "hands on" mechanical aptitude.

Education B.S. in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering. M.S. preferred

Experience/Qualifications 2-5 years of composite part design and/or process design required, or new grad with M.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical discipline. Experience with CATIA V5, GD&T is required. Experience with advanced surfacing, the design of dynamic components and familiarity with composites is a plus but not required.

The candidate is expected to have strong oral and written communication skills, and will be expected to prepare and deliver presentations to senior management and senior level customers.

Basic Qualifications

Catia V5 design software

Composite Design

Composite Manufacturing Techniques

Desired skills

Advanced Surfacing

Design of dynamic helicopter components

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Fort Worth Texas

Security Clearance :

None

Business Unit :

ESS6500 RMS

Job Class :

Aeronautical Engineering

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Fort Worth

State :

TX

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Possible

Work Schedule :

TEMPO: 9X80A - Standard Fri to Fri (Flex & Rigid)

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Fort Worth

Job Description: :

• Aeronautical Engineer / Aerodynamics -
• Advanced Development Programs -

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is looking for an experienced Aerodynamics Engineer to support aerodynamic design & analysis, experimental wind tunnel testing, and flight testing of advanced air vehicles.

In this role the engineer will contribute to and/or lead applied aerodynamics research and development projects to develop and mature advanced air vehicle technologies.

Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at facility that requires special access. Must have a final secret security clearance with an investigation within 5 years to start.

ADPAERO

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's or above degree in Engineering.

• Experience with aerodynamics research and development

Desired skills

• Master's or above degree in Engineering

• Planning and execution of applied aerodynamic research

• Planning and execution of experimental wind tunnel and flight testing

• Proposal development and management

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Fort Worth Texas

Security Clearance :

Secret

Business Unit :

ESS0343 AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Program :

ADP

Job Class :

Aeronautical Engineering

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Fort Worth

State :

TX

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Possible

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Fort Worth

Northrop Grumman Technology Services is seeking an Aeronautical Engineer 2 to provide support to the Unmanned Systems Integration Center Depot in Sierra Vista, Arizona, as well as flight lines in the area, in support of the Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program. The Flight Sciences Test group is responsible for sustaining the current Hunter UAS as well as providing engineering analysis in support of technical issues involving payload integration and aircraft performance.

The responsibilities of the selected candidate will include, but are not limited to:

Prepare test plans, reports, and test requests in support of ground and flight testing for multiple aircraft configurations. Actively participate in ground and flight testing as a Test Director. Data reduction and analysis of aircraft telemetry data using proprietary analysis software tools. Provide daily engineering data support to operators in theatre. Test and integration of engineering solutions to technical issues which may include computational fluid dynamics analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 Years with Bachelor's in Science; 0 Years with Masters

• Understanding of technical theories/concepts and experimental and theoretical principles/practices in the fields of flight testing, aerodynamics and aircraft performance

• Ability to work in a team environment

• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels throughout including the customer

• Familiarity with Excel

• Ability to learn new software analysis tools that are used to reduce and analyze aircraft and system telemetry data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DIADEM and/or LabView

• Familiarity SolidWorks

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Job Description: :

Plasma Physics -Laser Diagnostician Engineer

Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs

Position deployed to the Revolutionary Technology Programs (RTP) team to provide technical support/direction. Expected to support team's performance on project related to the analysis, design, and testing of plasma physics experiments.

The position would primarily require development and operation of laser-based diagnostics like Thomson Scattering and other optical diagnostics on high temperature plasma experiments. The position more generally requires working in a small, fast moving team on concept level analysis, study of plasma stability and behavior, as well as detailed design of experimental hardware and experiments.

Requires use of MS Office software tools to compile data, reduce data, and generate reports. Strong verbal and written communication skills are highly desirable.

Occasional overtime and odd hours required. Candidate must be able to work in a manufacturing and laboratory environment, including wearing radiation safety badge.

A combination of education and experience may be considered equivalent to the degree requirement. Case-by-case evaluation must occur.

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance and be able to obtain, special access program clearances.

Must be a US Citizen This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering Technical Discipline.

Must have experience in design, developing, testing, and analysis of physics experiments in high vacuum systems.

Desired skills

Ph.D. in Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Nuclear Engineering or Electrical Engineering with strong background in theoretical plasma physics is preferred.

Strong research background in laser-based diagnostics such as Thomson scattering.

Proficient with Mathematical Analysis tools such as MatLab.

Good oral presentation and written skills.

Proficient with MS Office Tools.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Palmdale California

Security Clearance :

Secret

Business Unit :

ESS0343 AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Program :

RTP / CFR

Job Class :

Aeronautical Engineering

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Palmdale

State :

CA

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Yes

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Palmdale

Job Description: :

This position is for a flight test control engineer at Edwards Air Force Base, CA to provide ground operations support for flight test planning, execution, and verification/validation of performance at the F-16 Combined Test Force (CTF). The applicant will also be expected to provide ground ops support at the F-22 CTF as needed. The applicant will team with US Air Force, contractor, and civil service engineers as part of an integrated test team for developmental and operational tests. This position will serve as the principal focal point between aircraft maintenance and flight operations engineering personnel. He/she will (1) the coordinate and direct the execution of preflight and post-flight activities to ensure aircraft test readiness, (2) provide configuration control of aircraft software and hardware configurations to ensure that hardware, software, and instrumentation configurations are correct to meet test objectives, (3) coordinate maintenance and logistic support for systems checkouts, flight operations, and anomaly troubleshooting, and (4) coordinate as required with other organizations associated with test readiness.

May act as the team lead on projects to develop solution design and implementation aspects of tasks ensuring high quality, integrated solutions within constraints of time and budget. This position will act as the principal focal point between maintenance, engineering and flight crew. Relays maintenance related aircraft constraints to the aircraft FTE's. Consult with management on changes or problems. Solve application and technical problems working collaboratively and independently with individuals from diverse technical disciplines and represent the organization frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts; Adapt to quickly changing tasks and requirements and learn new skills quickly. Independently determine and develop technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems consistent with organization objectives.

Odd shifts, overtime, travel and weekend work may be required as needed.

Basic Qualifications

Broad knowledge of fighter aircraft flight test methods, aircraft maintenance, avionics maintenance and flight test instrumentation.

Experienced in USAF maintenance activities and procedures, and T-2 modification processes.

Must have an active/current Secret clearance.

Desired skills

• Odd shifts, overtime, travel and weekend work may be required as needed.

• (F-16 experience is highly preferred / F-22 experience desired) Broad knowledge of fighter aircraft flight test methods, aircraft maintenance, avionics maintenance and flight test instrumentation.

• Exceptional planning and coordinating skills are required.

• Ability to interface with all levels of project management is desired. The applicant must have a strong customer focus, reinforced with excellent communication skills and interpersonal skill. Above average oral and written communication skills are desired.

• Ability to work to constraints of time and budget.

• Ability to adapt to quickly changing tasks and requirements and the ability to learn new skills quickly

• Experience with DIMS and ability to read aircraft drawings

• Possess general knowledge of other related aircraft engineering disciplines.

• Excellent customer intimacy skills (i.e. listening, understanding, questioning in a non-threatening manner, differentiating between customer's wants and needs)

• Self-motivated, organized, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, possess an ability to solve application and technical problems requiring attention to detail

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Edwards Air Force Base California

Security Clearance :

Secret

Business Unit :

ESS0343 AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Program :

Integrated Fight Group

Job Class :

Aeronautical Engineering

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Edwards Afb

State :

CA

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Possible

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Edwards Air Force Base

Job Description: :

Flight Test Engineering tasking across multiple ADP programs. On some programs will be the sole Lockheed voice representing flight test Full spectrum of tasking from proposal development through post flight test reporting.

Will be required to customize test processes to individual customers and circumstances. Assess prototype aircraft operations for risk and assist in develop appropriate mitigating procedures.

During flight phase will be the primary individual for controlling test execution, configuration management, troubleshooting, and asset scheduling. Travel, overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work may be required.

Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Must have an active Top Secret clearance to start.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Flight Test conduct experience

Test Plan writing experience

Presentation experience to company and customer audiences

Experience interfacing with all levels of customer management.

Desired skills

Developmental test program experience

Program Introduction Document development

Test project lead or ship lead experience

Mission Test Director experience

Proposal development experience

Must be willing to mentor junior-level team members.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where we're engineering a better tomorrow.

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Location(s): Palmdale California

Security Clearance :

TS/SCI

Business Unit :

ESS0343 AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Job Class :

Test Engineering

Job Category :

Experienced Professional

City :

Palmdale

State :

CA

Virtual :

No

Relocation Available :

Yes

Work Schedule :

FLEX9x80A-Friday off in 2nd week w/flex hrs/day

Req Type :

Full-Time

Shift :

First

Additional Posting Locations :

Palmdale