Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer — Data Acquisition

Actalent; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Health Spending Account

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation

Job summary

Actalent is seeking candidates for a contract role supporting flight test instrumentation. You will design, build, install and maintain airborne data acquisition systems for rotor wing aircraft, working across test flights, labs, and aircraft modifications in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on integration, calibrations and checkouts, with exposure to Curtiss-Wright/TTC hardware and avionics buses. Onsite work in Jupiter, FL, with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Experience using multi-channel data acquisition and recording systems.
• Experience with instrumentation installations, system integration, calibrations, and checkouts.
• Experience supporting flight test in a high-OPTEMPO environment.
• Familiarity with Curtiss-Wright/TTC data system hardware.
• Familiarity with Avionics buses.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, install, maintain and upgrade airborne data acquisition systems for rotor wing aircraft.
• Support test flights, lab builds and system integration during aircraft modifications.
• Collaborate in a team-based environment to meet flight-test program needs.

Skills

Multi-channel DAQ

Instrumentation install

System integration

High-OPTEMPO flight tests

Avionics buses familiarity

Job description

Actalent is seeking candidates for a contract role supporting flight test instrumentation. You will design, build, install and maintain airborne data acquisition systems for rotor wing aircraft, working across test flights, labs, and aircraft modifications in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on integration, calibrations and checkouts, with exposure to Curtiss-Wright/TTC hardware and avionics buses. Onsite work in Jupiter, FL, with competitive hourly pay.