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Top 3 Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering & 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Ability to Obtain/ Maintain a SECRET Clearance.
- Missile and UAS Testing Experience.
Essential Skills & Knowledge:
- Missile and UAS Testing Experience: Extensive experience in developmental missile testing or Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) testing.
- Aerospace and Defense Expertise: Strong background in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
- Test Planning Expertise: Ability to prepare comprehensive test plans, procedures, and reports that comply with system requirements.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled in reading schematics, following test procedures, using service manuals, and applying troubleshooting techniques.
- Verification and Validation (V&V) Expertise: Experience in planning, conducting, and documenting V&V testing.
- Test Program Ownership: Proven ability to take full ownership of test program activities from initiation to completion.
- Teamwork: Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams to execute test programs.
- Electronic Test Equipment Proficiency: Expertise in using electronic test and measurement tools like digital multi-meters, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Preferred Skills & Knowledge:
- Environmental Qualification Testing: Experience with MIL-STD-810, DO-160, or similar environmental qualification standards.
- System Integration Lab Operations: Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing.
- Certification Testing: Experience conducting certification testing for FAA, NASA, or DoD organizations.
- Travel: Willingness to travel 10-40%.
Key Responsibilities:
- Test Development & Execution: Use expertise to simulate, test, certify, and improve products like mission systems, payloads, and ground-based or aerial vehicles.
- Comprehensive Testing: From initial stages to post-production follow-up, ensure mission systems and components meet design and functionality standards.
- Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with integrated engineering teams to plan, execute, and assess tests of mission systems, payloads, and vehicles.
- Test Planning & Documentation: Write test plans and procedures, ensuring they align with product requirement specifications. Author comprehensive test reports summarizing findings.
- Risk Reduction & Validation: Participate in risk reduction and validation activities during product development, including final verifications and formal acceptance tests.
- Conduct In-Field Testing: Lead or participate in on-site testing (labs, hangars, ground, or in-flight) as per approved test plans and procedures.
- Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve test anomalies discovered during testing.
- Presentations & Meetings: Prepare presentation materials and provide briefs for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication of test findings.
Day-to-Day Projects:
This role requires a deep technical expertise in aerospace systems, extensive experience in missile/UAS testing, and a strong ability to manage and execute test programs. The focus is on ensuring that mission systems meet rigorous performance and certification standards through a combination of detailed planning, execution, and troubleshooting.
- Testing of Mission Systems & Payloads: Evaluate hardware for various mission systems, such as communication, computing, navigation, and surveillance.
- Collaboration & Communication: Work with engineers to ensure tests are designed to meet system specifications and communicate findings effectively.
- Field Testing & Reporting: Travel to offsite test locations and support test activities, including troubleshooting and documenting all test findings.
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