Test Engineer - Air-to-Air (PL)

Canvas; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas is seeking qualified candidates to support the 780th Test Squadron on the TMAS II contract at Eglin AFB in Florida. The role focuses on test planning, documentation standards, and technical reporting for air-to-air and air-to-surface weapon systems.

Strong written and verbal communication across multiple stakeholders is essential. Ideal candidates will have a engineering degree, an active Secret clearance, and experience in DoD weapon systems, flight test, or related testing environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• 1+ years of experience required?
• Ability to communicate clearly to multiple stakeholders and resolve competing test resource requirements.
• Self-motivated to learn new systems under test and proactive to meet program requirements.
• Must work well in an integrated team.
• Strong communication skills and some technical writing ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Establishes standards for test documentation and technical reporting.
• Provides technical review of test directives, methods of test, data packages, letter reports, and technical reports.
• Present test strategy, objectives, and procedures to unit leaders at Safety Review Boards and Test Approval Boards.
• Provides technical management and engineering duties related to test and evaluation of major programs, including development, operational, and joint T&E.
• Develop test planning documentation for an emerging weapon program.
• Provide a range of technical and administrative support to the Flight Chief.
• Represent the Squadron and AFTC at conferences and with other commands and agencies on T&E matters.
• Forecast test assets and range requirements.
• Integrate with program offices and prime contractors.
• Brief and debrief aircrew on mission execution and requirements.
• Act as a Test Conductor during test mission execution.

Skills

Clear communication

Technical writing

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Canvas is seeking qualified candidates to support the 780th Test Squadron on the TMAS II contract at Eglin AFB in Florida. The 780th Test Squadron is the Air Force's developmental test agency for air-to-air, air-to-surface, direct-fire, and advanced munitions. The candidate should have a working knowledge of airborne weapon systems; USAF, USN, or Marines fighter/bomber tactics and or airborne weapons employment. Prior experience in developmental weapons, and/or operational testing is highly desired. Aircrew experience is highly desired.

Duties

• Establishes standards for test documentation and technical reporting.
• Provides technical review of test directives, methods of test, data packages, letter reports, and technical reports.
• Present test strategy, objectives, and procedures to unit leaders at Safety Review Boards and Test Approval Boards.
• Provides technical management and accomplishes engineering duties related to the test and evaluation of major programs to include development tests, engineering evaluation tests, operational evaluation tests, and joint T&E programs on air-to-air/air-to-surface weapons.
• Develop test planning documentation for an emerging weapon program.
• Provides a range of technical and administrative support to the Flight Chief
• Represents the Squadron and AFTC at conferences and with other commands, HQ USAF, HQ USA, HQ USN, OSD, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), foreign nations, or industry on matters pertaining to the T&E of conventional weapons systems and their compatibility with various airborne, seaborne, or ground systems.
• Forecast test assets and range requirements.
• Integrate with program offices and prime contractors.
• Brief and debrief executing aircrew on mission execution and requirements.
• Act a Test Conductor during Test mission execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 3 - 10 years of relevant experience; *Years of experience may be substituted for education requirement, per customer approval.
• Active Secret clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs.
• Ability to communicate clearly to multiple stakeholders and resolve competing test resource requirements.
• Self-Motivated to learn new systems under test and be proactive to meet program requirements and take responsibility for identifying, organizing, coordinating, executing necessary tasks leading to the successful accomplishment of assigned duties.
• Must have a demonstrated ability to work as part of an integrated team.
• Must have strong communication skills and possess some technical writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Desired Qualification

• Experience in DoD weapons acquisition process.
• Flight test or Aircrew flight experience with military fighter/ Bomber aircraft.
• Test Conductor experience with military systems.
• Experience with USAF and USN fighter/bomber/attack Test, operations and weapon systems.
• Test Pilot School graduate or Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) graduate desired.

Security Clearance

Must have and be able to maintain a Secret security clearance with eligibility for Special Access Programs.

Other Essential Job Functions

Must be willing to travel up to 10%.