Senior Flight Test Engineer: Hypersonic Systems

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI); United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks an experienced Senior Flight Test Engineer to oversee developmental and operations test activities for a low-cost hypersonic strike missile integration effort.

You will lead test planning, data collection, and analysis while guiding industry partners and cross-functional teams to ensure mission objectives and timely program execution. The role requires 15+ years in Air Force acquisitions or related testing, a Top Secret clearance with SCI/SAP

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)
• 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)

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, IPTs, DRBs, MIPRBs, and 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.

Skills

Test planning

Flight test

Risk management

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Engineering leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering

Master of Science / Master of Engineering

Job description

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) seeks an experienced Senior Flight Test Engineer to oversee developmental and operations test activities for a low-cost hypersonic strike missile integration effort.

You will lead test planning, data collection, and analysis while guiding industry partners and cross-functional teams to ensure mission objectives and timely program execution. The role requires 15+ years in Air Force acquisitions or related testing, a Top Secret clearance with SCI/SAP