Instrumentation Engineer

SkyBridge Aviation LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyBridge Aviation LLC seeks an experienced mid to senior Test Instrumentation Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to design, develop, integrate, and implement data acquisition systems and sensors for flight/test programs.

The role requires collaboration across engineering disciplines, development of instrumentation plans, calibration, and system troubleshooting, with frequent OCONUS travel and eligibility for Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Engineering Tech, Computer Science, or physics, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of data acquisition/instrumentation experience.
• 10+ years in lab/test/flight test environments.
• Experience defining measurement characteristics (range, accuracy, frequency responses, bandwidth).
• Experience selecting transducers and sensors to measure physical phenomena.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
• Experience planning instrumentation activities for test programs.
• Proficient in English (written and spoken).
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Specify, select, design, integrate, operate and maintain aircraft data acquisition systems and components.
• Collaborate with engineering to determine monitored parameters.
• Review avionics and wiring manuals to develop instrumentation integration.
• Develop Master Parameter List with sensors, range, accuracy, excitation, and sampling rates.
• Collaborate on wiring diagrams for test instrumentation harnesses.
• Create Instrumentation Plan for each test program.
• Oversee installation, checkout, and calibration of data acquisition systems.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation, transducers, and test-related issues.
• Maintain configuration control and mission capability of the instrumentation.
• Travel periodically to support installations.

Skills

Data acquisition

Systems integration

Electrical schematics

Troubleshooting electronics

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

LabVIEW

DEWESoftX

IADS

Job description

Travel: frequent OCONUS travel to France (travel expenses covered)

Clearance Requirement: ability to obtain Secret clearance (active Secret preferred)

We are currently seeking an experienced full-time Mid to Senior Level Test Instrumentation Engineer based out of the Huntsville office location with frequent OCONUS travel. This position will support the design, development, integration, and implementation of data acquisition systems, instrumentation, and associated sensors. The successful candidate will be responsible for collaborating with various engineering disciplines to define each program’s instrumentation requirements, as well as develop/modify/maintain data acquisition system hardware and software, support instrumentation planning, installation, and required calibrations.

Job Responsibilities

• Be responsible for specification, selection, design, integration, operation and maintenance of aircraft data acquisition systems, and their related components
• Collaborate with various engineering disciplines to determine what parameters will be required to be monitored, recorded, and displayed.
• Review aircraft avionics systems, maintenance manuals, and wiring manuals, to develop an instrumentation integration approach.
• Develop and maintain a Master Parameter List for each program that defines all parameters to be recorded, required sensors, range, accuracy, excitation, and sampling rates.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to develop wiring diagrams that can be used to fabricate the required test instrumentation wire harnessing.
• Create a comprehensive Instrumentation Plan that documents the instrumentation system equipment and setup to be used to collect the necessary data for each test program.
• Oversee installation, checkout, and calibration of data acquisition system to ensure test data can be properly displayed, processed, and analyzed
• Troubleshoot and resolve instrumentation system, transducer, and test-related issues
• Maintains configuration control, and mission capability of the instrumentation system
• Travel may be periodically required to support instrumentation installations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the data acquisition and instrumentation field
• 10+ years of experience working in a lab test, flight test, or similar test environment
• Experience with data acquisition system attributes (e.g. range, accuracy, frequency responses, bandwidth) to define characteristics of measurements to be recorded
• Experience with transducer and sensor characteristics with the ability to make hardware selections appropriate to measure physical phenomena
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Experience planning and executing instrumentation activities for test programs
• Experience with electronics troubleshooting techniques and tools, including multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and other common laboratory equipment.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Desired Skills/Experience

• Familiar with aircraft instrumentation concepts including: Analog and digital data acquisition, calibration methods, solid-state recording and digital video recording / compression, aircraft wiring, and avionics databus protocols including MilStd-1553, ARINC429/717, PCM, and ASCB.
• Familiar with GPS and IRIG time standards.
• Familiar with GPS and IRIG time standards.
• Experience with Safran, Curtis Wright, National Instruments, or Dewesoft data acquisition hardware
• Experience with LabView, DEWEsoftX, or IADS software.
• Must be U.S. citizen due to the nature of work
• Must currently possess or be able to receive Department of Defense Secret clearance.