Senior Instrumentation Engineer — Flight Data Acquisition

SkyBridge Aviation LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyBridge Aviation LLC seeks an experienced mid to senior Test Instrumentation Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to design, develop, integrate, and implement data acquisition systems and sensors for flight/test programs.

The role requires collaboration across engineering disciplines, development of instrumentation plans, calibration, and system troubleshooting, with frequent OCONUS travel and eligibility for Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Engineering Tech, Computer Science, or physics, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of data acquisition/instrumentation experience.
• 10+ years in lab/test/flight test environments.
• Experience defining measurement characteristics (range, accuracy, frequency responses, bandwidth).
• Experience selecting transducers and sensors to measure physical phenomena.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
• Experience planning instrumentation activities for test programs.
• Proficient in English (written and spoken).
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Specify, select, design, integrate, operate and maintain aircraft data acquisition systems and components.
• Collaborate with engineering to determine monitored parameters.
• Review avionics and wiring manuals to develop instrumentation integration.
• Develop Master Parameter List with sensors, range, accuracy, excitation, and sampling rates.
• Collaborate on wiring diagrams for test instrumentation harnesses.
• Create Instrumentation Plan for each test program.
• Oversee installation, checkout, and calibration of data acquisition systems.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation, transducers, and test-related issues.
• Maintain configuration control and mission capability of the instrumentation.
• Travel periodically to support installations.

Skills

Data acquisition

Systems integration

Electrical schematics

Troubleshooting electronics

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

LabVIEW

DEWESoftX

IADS

Job description

SkyBridge Aviation LLC seeks an experienced mid to senior Test Instrumentation Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to design, develop, integrate, and implement data acquisition systems and sensors for flight/test programs.

The role requires collaboration across engineering disciplines, development of instrumentation plans, calibration, and system troubleshooting, with frequent OCONUS travel and eligibility for Secret clearance.