Flight Test Engineer

Canvas Inc.; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas Inc. seeks a Test Engineer to support C-130 DT&E and QT&E activities at Eglin AFB. You will help design test objectives, procedures, data plans, and instrumentation, contributing to mission-aligned performance and testability.

Collaboration with engineers, aircrew, and support teams is essential. The role requires 3–10 years in fixed wing test environments, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with Air Force test planning and safety criteria. Active Secret clearance and U.S.

Qualifications

• 3–10 years of engineering experience in fixed wing developmental or qualification test environments.
• Ability to independently perform test engineering duties including development, analysis, coordination, and reporting.
• Experience applying engineering, mathematical, and statistical methods to evaluate aircraft performance and validate tests.
• Familiarity with Air Force test planning, safety criteria, and coordination across ranges, airspace, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing test objectives, methods, detailed procedures, run cards, scripts, instrumentation requirements, and data collection plans for DT&E and QT&E activities on C 130 platforms.
• Conduct technical evaluations of requirement documents, system descriptions, and modification proposals; assess system operability, integration, and functionality; and contribute recommendations to improve testability and mission aligned performance.
• Attend and participate in test planning meetings, working groups, briefings, and TIMs; support preparation of briefing materials and ensure test objectives and support requirements are fully defined.
• Develop and staff essential test documentation including MOTs, test plans, CONOPS, flight test cards, interim/final reports, TEMPs, and T&E strategies while coordinating with engineers, analysts, aircrew, logisticians, and support agencies.
• Support execution of ground and flight tests—when approved, serving as a non rated crewmember—collecting data, validating instrumentation accuracy, conducting analysis, and preparing mission accomplishment and final test reports.

Skills

Test engineering

System evaluation

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing test objectives, methods, detailed procedures, run cards, scripts, instrumentation requirements, and data collection plans for DT&E and QT&E activities on C 130 platforms.
• Conduct technical evaluations of requirement documents, system descriptions, and modification proposals; assess system operability, integration, and functionality; and contribute recommendations to improve testability and mission aligned performance.
• Attend and participate in test planning meetings, working groups, briefings, and TIMs; support preparation of briefing materials and ensure test objectives and support requirements are fully defined.
• Develop and staff essential test documentation including MOTs, test plans, CONOPS, flight test cards, interim/final reports, TEMPs, and T&E strategies while coordinating with engineers, analysts, aircrew, logisticians, and support agencies.
• Support execution of ground and flight tests—when approved, serving as a non rated crewmember—collecting data, validating instrumentation accuracy, conducting analysis, and preparing mission accomplishment and final test reports.

Required Qualifications

• 3 to 10 years of relevant engineering experience in fixed wing developmental or qualification test environments, ideally with C 130 or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to independently perform test engineering duties including test development, analysis, coordination, and reporting.
• Experience applying engineering, mathematical, and statistical methods to evaluate aircraft/system performance and validate test adequacy.
• Familiarity with Air Force test planning processes, safety of test criteria, and coordination requirements across ranges, airspace, aircraft maintenance, instrumentation, and support agencies.

Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an applicable engineering discipline.

Clearance Requirement

• Active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.