Aerospace Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

PDS Tech Commercial; Kentucky; On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401K plan

Job summary

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and support aircraft instrumentation systems for flight tests and certification. The role involves implementing sensor installations, maintaining calibration standards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data integrity and system reliability.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience, proficiency with CAE tools, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and electrical design practices.
• Experience with CAE tools.
• Hands-on experience with aircraft instrumentation and flight test sensors.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and integrate aircraft instrumentation systems for flight test and certification.
• Develop instrumentation solutions for mechanical and electrical aircraft systems to collect flight data.
• Maintain NIST-compliant calibration and verification standards.
• Document and manage calibration records for instrumentation systems.
• Support hardware and software requirements for data acquisition and IADS real-time displays.
• Install and validate flight test sensors such as strain gauges and accelerometers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support product development and certification.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of advanced aerospace products and systems.

Skills

CAE tools

Instrumentation systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Flight test instrumentation

IADS real-time displays

MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN Bus, Ethernet

Job description

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and support aircraft instrumentation systems for flight tests and certification. The role involves implementing sensor installations, maintaining calibration standards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure data integrity and system reliability.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience, proficiency with CAE tools, and familiarity with