Entry Level Test Engineer - ASET

Entry Level Test Engineer – ASET

Job Code: 2026:

Location: Yuma Proving Ground, AZ

Full Time

Plans, designs, coordinates, executes, monitors, evaluates, and reports test and evaluation of military integrated aircraft, parachute, sensors, and/or electronic warfare systems and equipment, incorporating state‑of‑the‑art technology and ensuring adherence to established test protocols and procedures. Integrated aircraft systems and equipment includes munitions, precision navigation, unmanned aerial systems, and others. Parachute systems and equipment include cargo and personnel parachute systems, precision guided airdrop systems, certification of material and aircraft for airdrop, external air transport, and others.

Sensors include test and evaluation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems as well as sensors for force protection. Electronic warfare includes systems to counter improvised explosive devices (IED), interoperability, and electromagnetic compatibility. Assigned tests are usually feasibility, engineering design, or development tests. May be assigned independent responsibility for a project having the characteristics described above or may serve as a project engineer on a major, complex system that is part of a high‑visibility, high‑cost program for which a team leader has overall responsibility.

Performs other duties as required to complete the assigned mission.

• Pay Rate: DOE
• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university.
• Job
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Earn a Test Officer Certification within 1 year of hire.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Highly motivated, self‑directed, able to set priorities and meet deadlines, follow through on complex projects, strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
  • Provide leadership to subordinate employees when necessary.
  • Interest in learning and developing in the field of test and evaluation of military equipment and systems.
  • Ability to manage complex test programs including customer interface, planning, cost estimating, execution, data analysis, and reporting.
  • Multitask in a stressful, fast‑paced environment, highly organized, and adaptable.
• Physical Requirements:
  • Pass a pre‑employment physical, drug screening, and periodic re‑screenings.
  • Work long and varied hours.
  • Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for assigned tasks.
  • Frequent bending, squatting, crouching, kneeling, standing, climbing, and stooping, sometimes for long periods.
  • Ascend and descend equipment.
  • Visually distinguish colors.
  • Lift and transport 35 lbs. unassisted over uneven ground for 50 feet.
  • Work in extreme weather conditions, including summer temperatures peaking around 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Job Requirements:
  • Work all shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed – sometimes on short notice – to support test missions.
  • Travel for off‑site duties up to 10% of time.
  • Dependable transportation and means of communication.
  • Punctual, responsible, reliable, trustworthy, and dependable.
  • Use two‑way radios, email, and cellular phones for communications.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; convey information clearly to management, customers, coworkers, employees, and government officials in a professional, positive, and customer‑focused manner.
  • Positive, well‑mannered customer service attitude; maintain strong customer service attitude at all times.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand, follow, and enforce policies, instructions, regulations, etc.
  • Work in a team setting, foster teamwork, maintain professional relationships with all team members and coworkers, in and outside the immediate work area.
• Additional Desirable
  
  Qualifications:
  
  
  • Professional knowledge of aerodynamic properties and general aviation engineering concepts.
  • Experience with cargo and/or personnel parachute systems, precision guided airdrop systems, certification of hazardous and non‑hazardous material for airdrop, certification of aircraft for airdrop operations, and/or external air transport.
  • Graduate of U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course.
  • Military or industry experience with…