Data Link Test Engineer (Mid-Level) - Eglin AFB On-Site

Astrion; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking a Data Link Test Engineer at Eglin AFB, FL, to support the USAF’s premier TDL Developmental Test team. This mid-level role emphasizes test planning, data collection, and reporting for complex data-link systems.

Ideal candidates have a strong engineering background in TDL, data link radios, RF propagation, and joint operations, with readiness to travel and collaborate in a fast-paced, mission-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3–10 years of relevant technical experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with Secret clearance; Interim Secret required prior to starting employment
• Experience in TDL, data link radios, RF propagation, and computer networking
• Able to execute test scripts, run test procedures, develop block diagrams, and collect data for post-test analysis and reporting
• Strong work ethic; comfortable working in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate and present technical details both written and verbally
• Experience developing and authoring documents such as briefings, plans, reports, executive summaries, white papers, and staff actions
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Suite of Office applications
• Able to travel to contractors' facilities, test sites, and other locations, CONUS and OCONUS, up to 25% of the time
• Able to lift 50 lbs. unassisted.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary face to the customer and TGBC focal point for all test planning, execution, and reporting activities for which TGBC is chartered to support.
• Design, coordinate, document, and brief test equipment architectures required to meet information exchange requirements (voice and data communications) specific to assigned program operations.
• Advise the government in decision making relevant to lead command responsibilities and to assigned capabilities and/or programs.
• Assist program offices in developing technical requirements associated with supported capabilities and/or programs and translating user operational requirements statements into the appropriate requirements format(s).
• Author, review and edit program documentation, including test plans, concept of operations, test cards, data-analysis plans, and formal reports.
• Coordinate test resources with Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) program managers for use of and support to program testing activities.
• Maintain a comprehensive schedule of program activities, including TGBC support requirements and personnel utilization.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive library and/or continuity database used to capture all lessons learned, planning, execution, and reporting documentation relative to TGBC program involvement.
• Develop and present briefings to test community, program office and senior-level personnel on program activities.
• Utilize software tools to conduct in-depth data reduction and analysis which will be used to inform leadership of program activities pursuant to established objectives and technical performance criteria.
• Travel to various sites to participate in planning, execution, data analysis, report generation, etc., of program-related activities.
• Attends meetings as necessary to provide briefings, information, and recommendations.
• Support any additional test activities as assigned by TGBC leadership.

Skills

TDL knowledge

Test engineering

RF propagation basics

Data link radios

Teamwork

Documentation writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Astrion is seeking a Data Link Test Engineer at Eglin AFB, FL, to support the USAF’s premier TDL Developmental Test team. This mid-level role emphasizes test planning, data collection, and reporting for complex data-link systems.

Ideal candidates have a strong engineering background in TDL, data link radios, RF propagation, and joint operations, with readiness to travel and collaborate in a fast-paced, mission-first environment.