Position​/PostingTitle &C Engineering Technical Specialist

Job Title: &C Engineering Technical Specialist

Location: Arnold Air Force Base, TN

Job Family Code: O - Engineering

Function/Branch: Engineering/&C Branch

Directorate: Engineering & Tech Support

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: L08 (OA0805) – L09 (OA0905)

Salary Range: L08: $95,500 - $127,000; L09: $117,500 - $156,500/ per year

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a &C Engineering Technical Specialist supporting TOS II, at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, TN. The Engineering Technical Specialist will work as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining the United States Air Force Test Operations efforts at AEDC.

This position requires occasional scheduled extended hours and/or weekend work to meet critical contractual requirements and rare unscheduled night or weekend support in emergency situations.

The individual hired into this position will serve in a support role to Instrumentation, Data & Control (&C) Engineering staff. The individual selected for this role will work alongside &C test operations engineers in the assigned test facilities performing field support and daily activities associated with configuring the required &C systems for on-line test operations and maintaining the Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) and Computer Equipment supporting the assigned facility.

This &C Engineering Technical Specialist position will be deployed to the Aeropropulsion Test Facilities; however, &C Engineering Technal Specialists may be reassigned to other areas based on workload demands and mission needs. &C Engineering Technal Specialists may also support multiple test areas/facilities as required.

Job duties of this position include but are not limited to the following duties worked in conjunction with &C engineering staff assigned to the test facility.

• Select and apply standard methods, techniques, procedures and criteria, using independent judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Independently perform test support project assignments associated with the setup and configuration of data, control, and instrumentation systems per test customer requirements; company standards, procedures, and work instructions; generalized senior engineer and/or supervisor direction: and other precedents of the discipline.
• Participate in one or more of the following:
  • Assign instrumentation and control test requirements into available systems and patching. Ensure test cell hook-up limits are not exceeded. Coordinate with engineering and user to define requirements are within facility capability.
  • Coordinate and assist in development, review, approval and vaulting of &C related work instructions.
  • Coordinate release and execution of test work instructions and support craft personnel in the configuration, setup and validation of dynamic and/or steady-state data and instrumentation systems required to meet test customer requirements. Lead craft personnel in the configuration, setup, and validation of dynamic and/or steady-state data acquisition and instrumentation systems required to meet test customer requirements.
  • Lead craft personnel in the configuration, setup and validation of dynamic and/or steady-state data acquisition and instrumentation systems required to meet test customer requirements.
  • Analyze and/or evaluate instrumentation, data and/or control system operation during test operations based upon techniques prescribed by senior engineers or supervisors to ensure that systems are functioning to specifications during test operations.
  • Respond to and resolve &C discrepancies as they arise during test operations. Report problems to senior engineering staff and…