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Icing Flight Test Engineer
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Icing Flight Test Engineer Astrion - 3.2 Redstone Arsenal, AL Job Details Full-time $72,000 - $83,000 a year 10 hours ago Qualifications Cost management Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering Bachelor's degree in systems engineering Data quality checks MATLAB Project engineering Content creation for technical audiences Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering Data analysis reporting Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering Technical documentation Aerospace design Data quality assurance Engineering Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Secret Clearance Mid-level Microsoft Office Aerospace engineering Schedule management Bachelor's degree in engineering Flight operations Doctor of Philosophy Industrial Engineering Applied research Data quality monitoring Data reporting support Engineering research Design engineering Full Job Description 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. #CJ
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What they do
An Aerospace Engineer designs aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft using knowledge of engineering and physics, and tests prototypes to see if they work according to design. May specialize in aeronautical design and work with airplanes and helicopters, or specialize in astronautical design and work with vehicles used in outer space. May specialize in a particular area of design, such as aerodynamic flow or navigation.
$117,968 / year median in Alabama
+4% projected growth