Senior Aerospace Test Engineer

Protingent; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 153,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing has a direct-hire Senior Aerospace Test Engineer opportunity. The role leads advanced aerospace experimentation efforts, defining objectives and overseeing ground and flight testing, including subscale wind tunnel and full‑scale demonstrations.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of aerospace experimentation experience, direct supersonic/hypersonic testing exposure, and strong data acquisition skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in aerospace experimentation.
• Direct experience with supersonic and hypersonic flight and ground experimentation.
• Experience with wind tunnel test facilities and complex aerospace test campaigns.
• Expertise in aerospace test instrumentation and data acquisition.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead definition and oversight of ground and flight aerodynamics experimentation.
• Oversee wind tunnel testing, high-enthalpy tunnel testing, and full-scale vehicle wind tunnel testing.
• Define objectives, mission requirements, configurations, instrumentation, and data acquisition needs for testing.
• Support full-scale flight demonstrations with objective definitions and requirements.

Skills

Aerospace testing leadership

Communication skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Wind tunnels

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Senior Aerospace Test Engineer

Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct-hire Senior Aerospace Test Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities

The Senior Aerospace Test Engineer will lead advanced aerospace experimentation efforts. They will be responsible for the definition and oversight of ground and flight aerodynamics experimentation including subscale wind tunnel testing, high-enthalpy tunnel testing, full-scale vehicle wind tunnel testing, and captive-carry sounding rocket experimentation. Further, the engineer will aid in defining objectives, mission requirements, vehicle configurations, instrumentation, and data acquisition requirements for ground and flight testing. The successful candidate will aid in defining objectives, mission requirements, vehicle configurations, instrumentation, and data acquisition requirements for full-scale flight demonstrations.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant aerospace experimentation
• Direct experience in supersonic and hypersonic flight and ground experimentation
• Direct experience with relevant test facilities such as wind tunnels
• Direct experience with complex aerospace test campaigns including test definition, setup, and execution.
• Comprehensive expertise in aerospace test instrumentation and data acquisition
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Job Details

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Salary Rate Range: $153,000-$200,000.
• Location: Onsite - Washington, DC - Naval Research Laboratory (onsite)
• Required US Citizen and Active Secret clearance required with ability to obtain TS/SCI..

About Protingent

Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.