Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer

About This Role

This role is for a Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer (Field Service Representative) to provide expert support for air vehicle systems. This position involves providing training, troubleshooting, and maintenance assistance to US Navy units internationally after an initial domestic training period.

Responsibilities

• Interface with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, US Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs to sustain operations
• Serve as the primary interface between maintenance, design, and flight test engineering
• Perform Vehicle and Payload Test Controller (VTC/PTC) operations during aircraft start-up/shut down for launch and recovery, conduct static ground tests, and troubleshooting
• Provide inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS)
• Review/provide inputs during engineering development and execute Detailed Test Requirements, Acceptance Test Procedures, and Ground Test Plans
• Install, operate, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and modify equipment in accordance with IETMS and/or other engineering directives
• Perform a variety of Organizational / Depot-level maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations
• Develop general knowledge of all aircraft systems, VTC/PTC, Engineering Design and software
• Perform field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of air vehicle systems at the customer location including operations on a flightline, or in a hangar
• Interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics, perform essential electrical and RF troubleshooting using specified equipment

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technical, Engineering or Math (STEM)
• Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience with a BS Degree (or less with advanced degrees)
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA
• Willingness and ability to support an international assignment in Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates, or Guam for a minimum of 24 months
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CE, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR)
• Experience with Aircraft Ground Test Operations
• Capability and readiness to travel effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technical, Engineering or Math (STEM)
• A minimum of 8 years of engineering experience with a BS Degree, 6 years engineering experience with a MS degree in STEM Field, or 4 years with a PhD in STEM Field

Nice to Have

• Ability to support a new and/or extended assignment at a company selected international or Guam location after the initial 24-month assignment
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CE
• Previous Unmanned Air Vehicle system test or maintenance experience
• MQ-4 Vehicle Test Controller or Triton BETTIE operator experience
• Aircraft Test or Lab Test experience
• Experience with equipment to test and troubleshoot aircraft systems
• Experience with loading data and configuration files to aircraft assemblies

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits