Flight Test Engineer - Reliability & Maintainability

Air Force Test Center; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

The Air Force Test Center invites applications for a Full-Time Test Engineer at Edwards Air Force Base. The role supports the 412th Test Wing and reliability and maintainability flight, with travel up to 25% and a focus on test and evaluation planning and data analysis.

Requirements include a professional engineering degree, DAWIA within 3 years, and Top Secret clearance. DHA Hiring allows rapid onboarding and emphasizes cutting-edge flight test work.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years engineering experience preferred.
• Understanding of reliability and maintainability concepts.
• Basic understanding of systems engineering, probability & statistics, and test & evaluation.
• Ability to collect, organize, and analyze technical data to identify trends and support engineering recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Performs professional engineering duties for test and evaluation efforts within assigned projects.
• Plans and executes a T&E program to acquire decision-quality data.
• Ensures the T&E strategy aligns with the acquisition strategy to provide credible information for decisions.
• Applies engineering practices to anticipate project needs and manage a structured testing process.
• Works on complex design and engineering problems in development and testing of advanced systems or major modifications.
• Develops test plans and coordinates with other disciplines across project phases.

Skills

Engineering experience

R&M concepts

Systems engineering basics

Data analysis

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

The Air Force Test Center invites applications for a Full-Time Test Engineer at Edwards Air Force Base. The role supports the 412th Test Wing and reliability and maintainability flight, with travel up to 25% and a focus on test and evaluation planning and data analysis.

Requirements include a professional engineering degree, DAWIA within 3 years, and Top Secret clearance. DHA Hiring allows rapid onboarding and emphasizes cutting-edge flight test work.