Senior Tactical Data Link Test Lead - Eglin AFB Onsite

Odyssey; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey is seeking a Senior Tactical Data Link (TDL) Test Engineer to support the 46 Test Squadron / TGBC under TMAS III at Eglin AFB, FL. The role involves leading test events, designing architectures, and briefing leadership on status and results.

Travel up to 35% across CONUS/OCONUS is expected in a full-time onsite position. The candidate must have a technical degree and a decade of related experience, with DoD/USAF guidance familiarity and strong communication skills for cross-team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 10+ years of technical experience (education may substitute).
• Experience in engineering areas related to TDLs, radios, RF propagation, and networking.
• Ability to communicate and present technical details clearly.
• Experience developing technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer-facing representative for test planning, execution, and reporting.
• Design, coordinate, document, and brief test equipment architectures for voice/data exchange requirements.
• Advise government personnel on lead-command responsibilities and supported capabilities.
• Translate user operational requirements into technical requirements formats.
• Author, review, and edit test plans, CONOPS, data-analysis plans, and reports.
• Coordinate test resources with MRTFB program managers.
• Deliver briefings to test community and leadership.
• Conduct data reduction and analysis to inform program performance.

Skills

TDL engineering

Test execution

Data analysis

Communication

MS Office

RF propagation

Networking

Briefings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

JRE

JADSI

TRAX

Gateway Manager

LMMT

SPIDR

TACP-CASS

MOJO

BOSS

ATAK

Microsoft Office

Job description

Odyssey is seeking a Senior Tactical Data Link (TDL) Test Engineer to support the 46 Test Squadron / TGBC under TMAS III at Eglin AFB, FL. The role involves leading test events, designing architectures, and briefing leadership on status and results.

Travel up to 35% across CONUS/OCONUS is expected in a full-time onsite position. The candidate must have a technical degree and a decade of related experience, with DoD/USAF guidance familiarity and strong communication skills for cross-team