Principal Flight Test Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Holidays

Flexible schedules

401k with match

Bonus eligibility

ESOP

Educational reimbursement

Life & disability insurance

BCBS health plan

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Flight Test Engineer to oversee developmental and operations test and evaluation for a rapid hypersonic strike missile integration program.

You will manage test planning, data analysis, and risk mitigation in collaboration with government stakeholders and industry partners. The role emphasizes rapid acquisition strategies, cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring readiness for flight test events while maintaining program schedules and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or math.
• 15+ years in Air Force acquisitions, testing, and test-project leadership.
• Active TS clearance; SCI/SAP eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of test planning and execution for industry-led tests.
• Create and coordinate test plans, collect and analyze flight test data.
• Offer technical recommendations to project engineers and reduce risks.
• Lead integration of early and continuous test processes across program stages.
• Support T&E reviews, IPTs, DRBs, TIMs, and related governance.

Skills

Flight Test Experience

Hypersonics

System Integration

Test Planning

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Job description

Overview:

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a highly experienced Flight Test Engineer to provide oversight of developmental and operations test and evaluation activities in support of weapon system integration.

How you will contribute to our National Security and Defense Mission:

As a Senior Flight Test Engineer, you will focus on test planning activities for a rapid integration and fielding effort of a low-cost hypersonic strike missile.Oversee 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.

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:

1. Delivering capabilities rapidly to the warfighter
2. Tailoring to identify and implement only critical and value-added processes or deliverables
3. Prioritizing early prototyping
4. Facilitating collaboration with warfighters to secure early and frequent performance feedback
5. Driving rapid decision-making

This will require deep understanding of the established acquisition process and thus expert judgment of areas of acceptable risk to tailor out.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide test planning and execution oversight of tests conducted by industry partner, ensuring alignment with program priorities and mission objectives.
• Create test plans, coordinate test planning, and perform data collection and analysis of flight test results.
• Provide engineering expertise to the lead project engineer and make technical recommendations to the project engineers.
• Assist with identifying and mitigating technical, cost, and schedule risks.
• Lead the integration of early and continuous test processes across program stages.
• 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).
• 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 and program reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or a similar field
• 15+ 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
• 20+ years of relevant experience.
• Test Pilot School graduate (USAF/USN/NTPS)

Interesting Work:

Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.

Values:

Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.

100% Employee Owned:

We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.

Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:

• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan

Track Record of Success:

We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com

MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.