Senior Flight Test Engineer & Team Lead—Autonomy & AI

Air Force Test Center; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Force Test Center at Eglin AFB, FL, seeks a Full-Time Supervisory General Engineer (NH-0801-03) to lead the 40th Flight Test Squadron's DoH program, coordinating civilian and military staff in fast-paced test environments. The role focuses on risk, safety, and integration testing across platforms including Autonomy, AI, and Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test and safety fundamentals, fighter aircraft experience, and proven cross-functional team

Qualifications

• Experience in test and safety process fundamentals.
• Experience with fighter aircraft, especially in test environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across civilian and military domains.
• Engineering degree from ABET-accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Participates in advanced platform, mission system, weapon in broader integration test programs to include parallel efforts in Autonomy, AI, and Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming.
• Promote government test organization interests working directly with Squadron military leadership & civilian Technical Director.

Skills

Test & safety fundamentals

Fighter aircraft experience

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Engineering degree (ABET-accredited)

Job description

Air Force Test Center at Eglin AFB, FL, seeks a Full-Time Supervisory General Engineer (NH-0801-03) to lead the 40th Flight Test Squadron's DoH program, coordinating civilian and military staff in fast-paced test environments. The role focuses on risk, safety, and integration testing across platforms including Autonomy, AI, and Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test and safety fundamentals, fighter aircraft experience, and proven cross-functional team