Senior Flight Test Systems Architect

QinetiQ; Amesbury; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering Opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ is recruiting a Principal Engineer - Flight Test Systems at Boscombe Down to ensure access to flight test systems, instrumentation, telemetry, recording and data acquisition for safe, efficient flight test delivery.

The role reports to the Head of Flight Test and the Aviation Engineering Centre, with responsibilities spanning architecture, system development and advising engineers and pilots.

Qualifications

• Extensive flight test systems experience delivering complex programmes.
• Experience integrating flight test systems in certified and non-certified aircraft.
• Proven track record developing flight test system architectures and hardware/software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a roadmap for flight test systems capability.
• Monitor availability, performance and suitability of flight test systems and identify enhancement opportunities.
• Identify, evaluate and implement emerging technologies to improve accuracy, efficiency and safety of flight test activities.
• Lead or support technology demonstrations, trials and capability development for new flight test tech.
• Act as SME and provide technical advice on flight test systems to the organisation and project teams.
• Advise on instrumentation architectures, measurement techniques, telemetry solutions and data acquisition.

Skills

Flight test systems

System architectures

Data acquisition

Telemetry solutions

Hardware experience

Education

Engineering Degree or equivalent

Tools

ACRA Curtiss-Wright

Safran Heim

Job description

QinetiQ is recruiting a Principal Engineer - Flight Test Systems at Boscombe Down to ensure access to flight test systems, instrumentation, telemetry, recording and data acquisition for safe, efficient flight test delivery.

The role reports to the Head of Flight Test and the Aviation Engineering Centre, with responsibilities spanning architecture, system development and advising engineers and pilots.