Test Engineer II​/III

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kratos tdi is a military-grade turbojet manufacturer seeking a test engineer with a multidisciplinary background, and an interest in participating in a variety of supplementary technical activities as the cyclic nature of engine testing schedules dictates. The ideal candidate will have a substantial background in performance and development testing of gas turbine engines or similar turbo machinery such as turbochargers, auxiliary power units, or the like.

Experience instrumenting and testing automotive ic combustion engines may suffice. Individuals who complement their prior testing experiences with aptitudes as a technical generalist, and a willingness to participate across multiple disciplines in a team environment will thrive with kratos tdi.

this position is responsible for the planning, execution, documentation, and reporting of internal and external testing for tdi’s product line of turbine engines. The test engineer will work with tdi engineering, industry primes, and dod customers to successfully plan, document, and execute acceptance, ground, and flight test activities for multiple programs and applications. The test engineer will support the authoring and reporting of tdi’s test and evaluation efforts to capture planning and process documentation, conduct data analysis and reduction, and preparing test reports and other engineering documentation to support test activities.

The test engineer will be responsible for conception, planning, and completion of test events with both internal and external customers, ensuring correct data acquisition requirements are applied and test efforts carried out to meet company/customer objectives.

• support the design and documentation of test events to assess the performance of tdi/customer propulsion systems for various unmanned air vehicle applications to include weapon system concepts.
• produce test plans and test reports in accordance with and to meet customer objectives and requirements.
• develop testing requirements and practical methods for evaluating engine and system performance.
• design test scenarios to yield valid and measurable quantitative test results for turbine engine development, acceptance, and performance testing in ground/static test cells, simulated flight facilities, and flight test ranges.
• review program and technical documents, systems engineering, and system-level documentation to provide feedback and recommendations as they pertain to successful test planning and execution.
• participate in test planning, test readiness reviews, and system design and development meetings.
• assess safety hazards and provide risk mitigation inputs in testing, including test hazard assessments
• coordinate test planning, preparation, and activities in accordance with internal, customer, and facility schedules.
• oversee necessary test assets, hardware, software, and range resources for conducting successful testing.
• design data analysis processes to assess the performance of tdi engines in customer systems over various phases of development and testing.
• define and coordinate data collection requirements (sensor/instrumentation selection and placement, daq characteristics and sampling rates, etc.).
• develop test support, instrumentation, and data recording requirements to facilitate collection of critical flight test data on airborne systems and subsystems.
• support the real-time execution of tdi engine and/or customer systems test, assessing, and providing recommendations to test engineering issues.
• develop data analysis tools to streamline and automate data analysis, reduction/processing, and reporting.
• utilize scripting languages to manipulate and draw conclusions from large test data sets.
• analyze test data (real-time and post-mission) to improve understanding of test results, draw conclusions, and assess specific mission results.
• lead and direct test events; conduct pre- and post-test briefings
• regularly interface with engineering, technician, program management, customer and test facility personnel
• keep company management informed of all issues, problems, and accomplishments on…