Flight Test Engineer, Staff (R5006)

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      "text": "What you'll do:",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"364\">Develop, publish, and execute comprehensive flight test plans, procedures, cards, risk assessments, safety, and readiness reviews&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"500\">Support integration and test of aircraft systems, payloads, comms/data links, software, ground control systems, and mission equipment&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"640\">Lead and coordinate pre-flight, flight, and post-flight activities, including system configuration, instrumentation, telemetry, data collection and test reports&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"807\">Analyze ground and flight test data to identify performance trends, anomalies, root causes, and corrective actions&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"928\">Coordinate with engineering teams to validate requirements, troubleshoot issues, and mature system capabilities&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1046\">Lead or participate in test range operations, safety briefings, go/no-go decisions, and test setup and logistics&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1166\">Document test results, lessons learned, anomalies, and recommendations in clear technical reports&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1270\">Support aircraft maintenance, configuration control, and system readiness&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1350\">Create and improve flight test processes, tools, data workflows, and operational efficiency&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1448\">Create and maintain ground and air operating limitations requirements&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1525\">Travel to test sites, customer locations, and field exercises as required&nbsp;</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Required qualifications:",
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      "text": "Preferred qualifications:",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2425\">10+ years of experience with developmental and/or operational ground and flight test, unmanned aircraft systems, aircraft integration, or aerospace systems engineering&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2599\">Experience in Group 4-5 UAS and/or fighter type capability or similar weapons systems&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2691\">Familiarity with FAA, DoW, and test range flight operations&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2757\">Experience with autonomy, navigation, mission planning, and Command-and-Control (C2) systems&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2856\">Hands-on experience with aircraft maintenance, avionics integration, payload integration, and ground support equipment&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"2982\">Experience with telemetry systems, flight and data logs, sensor data, datalinks, and RF systems&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"3084\">Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate or crewed aviation experience&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"3154\">Proven Mission Control Room experience using Integrated Analysis &amp; Data System (IADS) or similar development FTI display system&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"3289\">Experience leading or supporting developmental flight test campaigns from design through planning and execution to include reporting&nbsp;</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Ideal Candidate",
      "content": "<div>The ideal candidate is practical, detail-oriented engineer who is comfortable in control rooms, hangar/maintenance areas, and office type environments. You can write a detailed test plan, troubleshoot hardware and software at a test site, analyze flight data, and communicate clearly under operational pressure. You are safety-minded, have high technical acumen, and motivated by building and validating advanced and complex aircraft systems&nbsp;</div>"
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