Icing Flight Test Engineer

Astrion; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion invites applications for a Flight Test Engineer stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. The role focuses on planning, executing, and monitoring icing-related flight tests for aviation systems, ensuring safety and data integrity.

Candidates should have an ABET-accredited engineering degree with experience, or an advanced degree, plus ability to obtain FAA Class III medical cert and a Secret clearance. Travel up to 50% is expected.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree with 3 years in aircraft design/testing; or a Master’s with 1 year; or a PhD.
• FAA Class III medical certificate eligibility and maintenance.
• Secret Clearance eligibility (US citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, safety-of-flight, and data quality monitoring for tests.
• Document flight operations and flight test developments.
• Test project management for schedule and cost.
• Travel to support icing certification testing each winter season.

Skills

FAA Class III medical certificate

Secret Clearance eligibility

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree (aerospace/mechanical/industrial-systems)

Master’s or PhD in Engineering (related field)

Job description

Overview

Icing Flight Test Engineer

LOCATION:Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL

JOB STATUS:Full-time

CLEARANCE: Secret

CERTIFICATION: Class III Medical

TRAVEL:Up to 50%

SALARY: $72k to $83k

Astrion has an exciting opportunity fora Flight Test Engineerlocated at theRedstone Arsenal inHuntsville, AL.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited school (aerospace, mechanical, or industrial/systems desired) and 3 years of experience performing engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft and/or aviation systems; and conducting basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture, or a Master's Degree in Engineering in the appropriate area of specialization or related discipline from an accredited* college/university and 1 year of applicable experience; or a PhD in Engineering in the appropriate area of specialization or related discipline from an accredited* college/university.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an FAA Class III medical certificate.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited school (aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or industrial/systems with coursework in Aircraft Icing desired).
• Intermediate knowledge of aircraft/aircraft systems (e.g., flight controls, displays, radar, comm/nav, etc.) and/or test and evaluation experience highly desired.
• Intermediate competency with MS Office, programming, Matlab, Python, and technical writing desired.
• Rotary-wing or fixed-wing flight test experience, or experience in a related discipline is desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Incumbent will be responsible for the planning, execution, real-time safety-of-flight and data quality monitoring, data analysis, and reporting for developmental and/or operational tests of system integrations on various aviation weapon system platforms including Icing certification testing.
• Candidate will be responsible for contributing to and documenting flight operations and flight test developments.
• Additional duties include test project management for schedule and cost considerations.
• Travel is required in support of Icing certification testing each winter season.

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