Senior Mission Systems Engineer – Avionics & Field Testing

Essnova Solutions, Inc.; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Essnova Solutions, Inc. is seeking a senior engineering professional for on-site work at Fort Eustis, VA, to develop technical reports, tests, and white papers, and to lead analyses across aerospace components and avionics.

This full-time role requires an Active Secret clearance (Interim acceptable during onboarding) and travel up to 25%. Responsibilities include applying models to requirements, defining performance measures, creating test plans, and guiding both hardware and software design

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited degree in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years in aviation/R&D test and modeling.
• Master’s or Doctoral with 6+ years in aviation/R&D test and 3+ years modeling.
• Experience developing test plans, analyses, and technical reports.
• Ability to present findings at technical interchange meetings and senior briefings.
• Active Secret clearance; Interim Secret acceptable during onboarding.
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Eustis and travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical reports, plans, procedures, studies, and white papers.
• Perform engineering analyses related to component design, integration, and testing.
• Apply engineering models to requirements definition, system architecture, software design, and hardware design.
• Develop and execute material, subcomponent, full-system, and environmental test plans.
• Develop modeling and simulation environments, architectures, and system-verification plans.
• Define technical performance measures and perform post-test analysis.
• Support simulations, human-in-the-loop evaluations, and field testing involving aircraft, avionics, mission computers, sensors, or weapons systems.
• Monitor program execution, present technical results, and oversee less-senior personnel.

Skills

Aviation testing experience

Modeling & Simulation

Education

ABET accredited engineering degree

Job description

Essnova Solutions, Inc. is seeking a senior engineering professional for on-site work at Fort Eustis, VA, to develop technical reports, tests, and white papers, and to lead analyses across aerospace components and avionics.

This full-time role requires an Active Secret clearance (Interim acceptable during onboarding) and travel up to 25%. Responsibilities include applying models to requirements, defining performance measures, creating test plans, and guiding both hardware and software design