Job Title: Flight Test Engineer (Staff), Advanced Systems Group

Job ID: 19302

Job Location: Greenville TX

Job Schedule: (9/80); on-site-Part-time

Essential Functions:

• Serve as technical program liasion and Flight Test consultant for Certification of International ISR aircraft
• Provide senior leader consultation and guidance to a team of Program Engineers and Integrated Product Team Leads, related to Flight Testing, FAA and Military Certification process
• Operate within the program-centric execution model within the matrix Engineering organization, supporting Chief Engineer, Director of Airworthiness and Director of Flight Test Operations
• Support Engineering Operations reviews, PMRs and customer Technical Interchanges
• Support Pre-Flight Type Board, Test Readiness Board, Safety Review Board, Airworthiness Flight Authorizations and Military Flight Releases
• Collaborate with Functional Engineering Departments and Line Managers on Certification and Airworthiness process application to programs
• Provide clear, concise briefings to both internal and external audiences to support program test objectives and convey status to senior leadership
• Extensive knowledge of airworthiness and Certification requirements for both FAA & military certification processes
• Must have extensive familiarity with FAR Part 23 and Part 25 aircraft regulations
• Comprehensive understanding of Test Systems, Sensors and Functions for application to data collection supporting certification of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Aircraft; including Communications, Command & Control, Computing & Infrastructure in COMINT, ELINT, SIGINT and IMINT applications

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience (or equivalent years of total work experience).  In lieu of Masters Degree, a Bachelors Degree with 25+ years will be considered.
• Direct/prior ownership of Flight Test Engineering on Commercial Business Jet Type Certification, or Commercial Derivative Business Jet Supplemental Type Certification efforts
• Flight Test Engineering experience on numerous platforms for a variety of Certification efforts

Preferred Additional Skills:

• FAA Certification experience as an Applicant
• Instrumentation Design & Implementation
• Leadership experience – Task or IPT Lead and/or Functional Management
• Executive-level interactions and communication
• Technical Program Management & Business Development experience