Data Engineer

Overview

Job Title: Data Engineer

Location: White Oak, MD

Function/Branch: Engineering / Tunnel 9

Directorate: Test Operations

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: M07 (OB0769) – M08 (OB0862)

Salary Range: $104K - $158K / year

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. The Data Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating AEDC’s Hypervelocity Tunnel No. 9 (Tunnel 9) in Silver Spring, MD.

Open to internal and external candidates.

Job Summary

The Data Engineer will develop, maintain, and manage data products and tools, including custom and commercial software, to convert raw experimental data into engineering units. They will also analyze data trends, including vehicle aerodynamic stability, surface flow-field characteristics, boundary-layer behavior, and aero-heating environments.

Job Duties:

• Develop, document, maintain, update, and troubleshoot custom computer codes and data reduction algorithms and procedures.
• Process raw data collected in the hypersonic wind tunnel to relevant engineering units using existing data reduction codes under the guidance of a Tunnel 9 test engineer.
• Perform a preliminary assessment of reduced data to quickly identify computation problems, sensor calibration issues, and/or other obvious data issues.
• Develop test-specific custom data reduction algorithms as needed.
• Keep abreast of new algorithms, technologies, and/or numerical tools to help improve data processing efficiency, long-term storage, and accuracy.
• Provide analytical assessments of trends in reduced wind tunnel data and summarize findings in both PowerPoint-style presentations and formal technical reports.
• Maintain a database of archived wind tunnel data.
• Exercise independent judgment in selecting, adapting, and applying engineering methods, techniques, procedures, and criteria to solve problems and optimize processes.
• It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 2 to 7 years of progressive and relevant experience or any equivalent combination of education and progressive and relevant experience.
• Must be detail-oriented and a strong self-starter.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network.
• Current U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with an M.S. degree or work experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Experience acquiring, reducing, and analyzing experimental data, including hands-on experience with data acquisition equipment, optical equipment such as cameras and lenses, and application of basic experimental techniques.
• Experience with supersonic/hypersonic wind tunnel testing, compressible and/or hypersonic flow theory, computational fluid dynamics, and/or finite element analyses of high-speed external flow applications is desirable.
• Knowledge of Python, image processing, or other related data collection/processing software.
• Familiarity with revision control software.
• Familiarity with Linux systems.
• Must be detail-oriented and a strong self-starter.
• Active Secret clearance.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today.

Join our Team!

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