Laboratory Engineer

DCS Corporation; Ridgecrest (CA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DCS Corporation seeks an Electrical Hardware Integration Engineer to support F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G integration testing at China Lake. The role focuses on data analysis, test planning, and developing tools to automate reporting of test results.

Candidates should have a STEM degree and strong communication skills, with experience in analyzing technical datasets and presenting findings. Travel may be requested but is not mandatory.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline required.
• Flight Test and Aircraft Platforms and Weapons experience desired.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently.
• Ability to analyze and interpret multiple technical data sets and present data in tables, charts and graphs.
• Ability to learn how to use multiple data analysis tools and software packages for data reduction and display.

Responsabilidades

• Support technical engineering reviews and understand system requirements.
• Learn details of the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G Integration effort and apply to the test program.
• Participate in test planning for laboratory and flight/ground test events.
• Develop data analysis tools to streamline and automate data analysis, processing and reporting.
• Assess and resolve engineering issues in real time during test missions.
• Communicate test results verbally and in writing.

Conocimientos

Excellent communication skills

Data analysis

Analytical ability

Liaison with outside agencies

Ability to learn data analysis tools

Educación

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Descripción del empleo

Salary Range: $70,310 - $83,200

The F-18 Integrated Product Team (IPT) at NAWCWD China Lake has an opening for an Electrical Hardware Integration Engineer. The team member will be working in a dynamic environment and will be responsible for electrical designs, analyzing data, and working collaboratively within a group of Hardware Engineers. Further responsibility includes creating analysis tools and reporting test results of F/A 18 E/F and EA-18G Integration testing.

Essential Job Functions:

The Engineer will support technical engineering reviews, understand system requirements, learn the technical details of the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G Integration effort and apply that knowledge to help execute a dynamic test program.

Actively participate in test planning of laboratory and flight/ground test events to ensure decision quality test data is collected.

Perform timely and accurate analysis to support decision authorities. The ideal candidate will have analysis experience in 1553 MUX BUS and Fibre data.

Design data analysis processes to assess the performance of various systems and system concepts over development cycles.

Develop requirements for test scenarios and associated documentation.

Review system level documentation and provides changes and recommendations.

Develop test methods for evaluating performance and designs test scenario(s) to yield valid and measurable quantitative test results.

Utilize scripting languages to manipulate and draw conclusions from large data sets.

Develop data analysis tools to streamline and automate data analysis, processing and reporting.

Assess and resolve engineering issues real time during test missions.

Communicate test results verbally and in writing.

Leverage analytical studies to evaluate and advise on system architecture or potential alternative solutions.

Support laboratory and flight testing.

Travel may be desired of the incumbent but is not a requirement for this position.

Job Requirements

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline required. Flight Test and Aircraft Platforms and Weapons experience desired.

Excellent communication skills, able to liaison with outside agencies and ability to work independently.

Must demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret multiple technical data sets and organize/present data into tables, charts, graphs to support program requirements.

Ability to learn how to use multiple data analysis tools and software packages for data reduction and display.

Basic understanding of test plans and Detailed Methods of Test for all weapons systems undergoing initial integration or regression testing on the F/ A-18 and EA-18G aircraft.