Senior &C Asset Engineer; PL

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* Job Title:

** Senior &C Asset Engineer
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** Arnold AFB - Tullahoma, TN  As an Instrumentation, Design, and Controls (&C) Asset Engineer, you will serve as the primary Technical Advisor to the 804th Test Group Test Support Squadron (TSS). You will have technical and engineering oversight of designated &C systems, ensuring their long-term health, system readiness, and safety in support of critical aerospace ground-test missions.

You will work closely with government personnel, active-duty military, and the base operating/sustainment contractors to bridge the gap between high-level mission goals and tactical test-cell-level technology execution.

** Key Responsibilities
*** Serve as the technical asset engineer for assigned &C systems, including instrumentation, data acquisition, facility controls, and associated hardware/software interfaces.
* Maintain awareness of asset condition, operational readiness, obsolescence, reliability issues, maintenance needs, and modernization priorities.
* Develop and prioritize lifecycle sustainment, repair, replacement, and upgrade requirements in coordination with engineering, maintenance, test operations, project management, and customer organizations.
* Establish and maintain technical baselines, system documentation, drawings, requirements, configuration records, and operating constraints for assigned assets.
* Support test planning and execution by ensuring &C assets are configured, available, and capable of meeting test-specific measurement, control, and data-quality requirements.
* Identify technical risks, single points of failure, and capability gaps; recommend practical mitigation strategies and investment priorities.
* Lead or support system troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and post-test lessons learned.
* Review proposed modifications, upgrades, and work packages for technical adequacy, integration impacts, maintainability, safety, and compatibility with existing facility systems.
* Coordinate with internal stakeholders, contractors, and external customers to communicate asset status, requirements, risks, schedules, and resource needs.
* Support development of long-range plans for &C modernization, standardization, and sustainment across assigned facilities or test capabilities**.
** Canvas was founded by Jami Peyton in 2007 to deliver real-world engineering and technology solutions that strengthen national defense. Since then, we’ve been guided by technical excellence, operational insight, and a shared commitment to the warfighter. Teamwork drives everything we do, enabling close collaboration across programs, customers, and colleagues to solve complex challenges. Our work supports key national security priorities like missile defense, test and evaluation, digital transformation, and warfighter readiness.

As an award-winning company built on integrity, agility, and innovation, Canvas continues to grow and deliver mission-critical solutions that support the future of national defense.