Flight Test Instrumentation Operation Engineer; Associate, Experienced, or Senior

Overview

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The Boeing Company is looking for a Flight Test Instrumentation Operation Engineer to join our team in Berkeley, MO to support multi-program test activities (e.g. F-15 and AP-X).

The ideal candidate will need to have leadership, team building, analytical, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills with a commitment to customer satisfaction. You will be responsible for leading teams to develop and operate flight instrumentation electro/mechanical design solutions of varying complexity in support of flight test. Also, you will perform functions as required to ensure flight instrumentation system readiness and data validity.

This position may require travel (short term or long-term DTA
- Domestic Temporary Assignment) in support of testing to alternate test sites (e.g., Pax River NAS; China Lake NAS; Eglin AFB; Nellis AFB; Edwards AFB; etc.).

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate, Experienced and Senior Level Flight Test Instrumentation Operations Engineers.

• Leading others in the design of test hardware, software and systems to achieve test requirements

• Design test hardware, software and systems to achieve test requirements. Identify required products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes / technologies

• Identify required products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes / technologies

• Generate electrical schematics using AutoCAD

• Coordinate system fabrication, integration, modification, setup, checkout and teardown

• Identify test requirements and determine test methods

• Obtain flight clearances from the customer for installed configurations

• Troubleshoot and resolve instrumentation system, transducer, and test-related problems

• Analyze, review, and validate test data to ensure flight test instrumentation hardware and software readiness

• Conduct research in test technologies to improve efficiency and capability

• Interface with project / program team members, management, and technical staff to define and implement test engineering solutions

• Perform functions as required to ensure flight instrumentation system readiness and data validity

• Use Earned Value Management to define, track, and communicate progress on work packages

• Train and coaches others

• Periodic shifts changes and occasional domestic relocation travel required

• Willing to travel and support flight testing on an as needed basis

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

• 1+ years of engineering experience in both integration lab and ground/flight test environments

• 1+ years of experience with planning, operation and troubleshooting of instrumentation and data acquisition systems

• 1+ years of experience with precision test and measurement devices

• Willing to travel domestically as needed

• Level 3: 3 or more years  related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Level 4: 5 or more years  related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering

• Active U.S. Security Clearance in the past 24 months

• 3+ years of experience with flight test, flight operations, or system test

• 3+ years of experience designing special test equipment for flight programs and supporting proposals

• 1+ years of experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) or something similar

• This position has a responsibility to build and monitor color coded safety analysis displays to support real time test missions. Candidates are required to be able to accurately differentiate between Red/Orange/Yellow/Green/Blue etc. colors for…