Senior Flight Test Engineer

Trinzic; California; On-site; USD 129,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR's Mission Technology Solutions unit seeks a Senior Flight Test Engineer for on-site work in Point Mugu, CA. You will lead test planning, execution, data analysis, and reporting to ensure performance and safety of airborne systems, collaborating with DoD and Navy stakeholders and contractors.

Responsibilities include developing test plans, coordinating test activities, and presenting evaluation results. A TS/SSBI is required, with spin-off to Trinzic planned in 2027, offering career growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience with flight tests.
• Security clearance: Top Secret/SSBI.
• SSBI must be completed within past 6 years or CE program enrolled.
• Ability to work with integrated test teams of military, civilian, and contractor personnel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of test plans, flight test descriptions, run sheets, test cards, and procedures.
• Collaborate with program staff and contractors to resolve testing issues and meet schedules.
• Coordinate test support activities with DoD, Navy, and national test ranges and remote sites.
• Perform evaluation of flight test data and present analysis in briefs and reports.
• Support remote detachments with on-site aircrew briefings and test objective adjustments.
• Ensure tests verify system performance and meet specifications and requirements.

Skills

Flight test engineering

Test & evaluation

Airborne systems knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Title:

Senior Flight Test Engineer

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

The Senior Flight Test Engineer position is in Point Mugu, CA. The successful candidate will provide flight test engineering support to the Advanced Sensors Technologies (AST) Program Office (PO). They will serve as a Test and Evaluation (T&E) process subject matter expert (SME) performing oversight of ground and flight test planning, documentation, execution, scheduling, tracking, analysis, metrics development, verification, and reporting tasks. Additionally, they serve as aircraft platform and sensor system SMEs designing flight tests to determine performance, verify system specifications, characterize system functionality, and to support algorithm development.

Role & Responsibilities

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Lead the development of test plans, flight test descriptions, run sheets, test cards, and test procedures that are accurate, timely and support the test requirements.


• Collaborate with program staff, supporting organizations and system-development contractors to efficiently resolve testing plan issues to meet test schedules.


• Lead the coordination of test support activities with other DoD and Navy organizations and assets.


• Lead the coordination of test support activities with national test ranges and other remote sites, execute remote support, collect truth data, and document test events.


• Perform evaluation of flight test data by analyzing results, assessing compliance with system specifications, operational requirements, and algorithm development requirements, and accurately presenting the analysis and status in briefs and test reports


• Support remote detachments with on-site aircrew briefings, test point tracking, and real-time adjustment of test plans, flight objectives and schedules.

Basic Qualifications

• Required Education: A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline OR with equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of experience with Flight Tests.


• Security Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SSBI security clearance.


• Experience in test and evaluation of airborne systems


• Must have completed a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) within the past six (6) years or currently enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program


• Demonstrated ability to work with integrated test teams that are comprised of military, civilian, and contractor personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Operational experience with DoD active-duty customers


• Experience with AST family of systems


• Experience in test and evaluation of Navy airborne systems


• DT and/or OT systems test experience of P-3C or P-8A systems

Compensation: $129,000-195,000. The salary range posted is based on the national average. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.