Principal Flight Test Engineer

Mtsi Va; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks an experienced Flight Test Engineer to oversee developmental and operational test programs for air-to-surface missile systems.

You will guide test activities conducted by industry partners, ensuring alignment with government objectives and providing actionable recommendations. In this role you will develop test plans, strategies, and processes across the lifecycle, deliver written assessments to government leadership, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, mathematics, physics, or similar field.
• 10+ years of Air Force acquisitions and test program experience.
• Experience with developmental/operational test and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee tests conducted by industry vendors to align with priorities.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve test plans and capabilities.
• Write comprehensive summaries of test events for government reviews.
• Support T&E database implementation and data-driven test processes.
• Lead integration of early and continuous test processes.
• Assist IPTs, DRBs, TIMs and other program reviews.
• Assist capacity planning and resource prioritization.
• Analyze data from integration events to inform stakeholders.
• Advise on risk management and test readiness for venues and tech.
• Coordinate with government, primes and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure reviews and certifications for flight test readiness.
• Occasionally travel on-site for test events and program reviews.

Skills

Test oversight

Test planning

Risk analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering / Mathematics / Physics

Job description

Overview:

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking an experienced Flight Test Engineer to provide oversight of developmental and operational test and evaluation activities for ACAT-like low-cost air-to-surface missile system programs. In this role, you will initially focus on overseeing test activities conducted by industry partners, ensuring they align with government program objectives, and the delivery of actionable recommendations to the partners to improve their test plans, test execution, and capability development. Over the course of the program, you will take on a more proactive role by collaborating with stakeholders to refine and develop test plans, comprehensive strategies, and processes that support system evaluation throughout its lifecycle. Additionally, you will deliver written assessments of test events to government leadership to inform decision-making and guide program advancement. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure that test programs are technically sound, risk-informed, and well-aligned with warfighter mission requirements. Your contributions will ensure rigorous assessments of system performance, driving successful outcomes for this critical capability development effort. You must be prepared to push the boundaries of traditional acquisition approaches by adopting the Department of War (DoW) Acquisition Transformation Strategy, which emphasizes speed, innovation, and results through a streamlined “Warfighting Acquisition System” (WAS). Core focus areas of this strategy include: Delivering capabilities rapidly to the warfighter Tailoring to identify and implement only critical and value-added processes or deliverables Prioritizing early prototyping Facilitating collaboration with warfighters to secure early and frequent performance feedback Driving rapid decision-making This will require understanding of the established acquisition process and thus expert judgment of areas of acceptable risk to tailor out.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct oversight of tests conducted by industry vendors, ensuring alignment with program priorities and mission objectives.
• Offer actionable technical and strategic recommendations for improvements to vendors’ testing approaches, system capabilities, and supporting test plans.
• Author comprehensive written summaries of test events for government customer reviews and decision-making.
• Support the implementation of a standardized Test and Evaluation (T&E) database for program-wide use.
• Lead the integration of early and continuous test processes across program stages.
• Mature data-driven test strategies to enable test data reuse and application throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in and support T&E reviews, audits, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Deficiency Review Boards (DRBs), Materiel Improvement Process Review Boards (MIPRBs), and Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs).
• Support capacity planning and reporting initiatives to ensure resource prioritization for critical testing efforts.
• Collect and analyze data from integration events and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Apply expertise in risk management to advise senior government officials on test readiness and assess the technical readiness of test venues, systems, or technology projects.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, prime contractors, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure test objectives are met.
• Ensure requisite reviews, certifications, approvals, analyses, and test range readiness for flight test events are accomplished to keep program schedules on time.
• Occasionally travel in support of test events on site and program reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or a similar field 10+ years of relevant experience in Air Force acquisitions, multi-faceted tests and test project teams, to include oversight of scheduling with a focus on developmental test or operational test (DT/OT).
• Top Secret clearance Eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP)

Desired Qualifications:

• Master of Science/Master of Engineering (MS/ME) degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or a similar field 15+ years of relevant experience.

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