Flight-Test Electronics Technician

Air Force Test Center; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Relocation incentive

Job summary

Air Force Test Center at Niceville, FL is seeking a Full-Time Electronics Technician (NJ-0856-03) to support development and installation of flight-test instrumentation on C-130 aircraft.

You will design, fabricate, and integrate data acquisition hardware and wiring harnesses, ensuring flight readiness and adherence to standards. The role includes collaborating with Flight Test Engineers and a potential incentives program for candidates with security clearance.

Qualifications

• Two years of electronics troubleshooting and repair.
• Two years of aircraft avionics troubleshooting.
• Two years of flight test experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish detailed mechanical and electrical packaging requirements for flight test instrumentation hardware and software to withstand rigorous flight environments.
• Evaluate and select appropriate electrical circuits, sensors (e.g., strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples, pressure transducers), and data collection equipment to satisfy specific test objectives.
• Design, assemble, and build flight-ready instrumentation data collection enclosures and sub-assemblies.
• Fabricate and install high-reliability wiring harnesses interfacing directly with aircraft systems and on board flight test instrumentation data acquisition equipment, strictly adhering to TO 1-1A-14 standards and engineering drawings.
• Install and integrate custom-fabricated instrumentation equipment onto test aircraft, ensuring flight clearance and structural integrity.
• Partner closely with Flight Test Engineers to assist in developing comprehensive test plans, system architectures, and custom equipment designs.
• Perform critical preflight instrumentation system checkouts, sensor calibrations, troubleshooting, and scheduled maintenance to guarantee 100% data validity and equipment readiness.

Skills

Electronics troubleshooting

Aircraft avionics troubleshooting

Flight test experience

Job description

Air Force Test Center at Niceville, FL is seeking a Full-Time Electronics Technician (NJ-0856-03) to support development and installation of flight-test instrumentation on C-130 aircraft.

You will design, fabricate, and integrate data acquisition hardware and wiring harnesses, ensuring flight readiness and adherence to standards. The role includes collaborating with Flight Test Engineers and a potential incentives program for candidates with security clearance.