Engineer, Test Engineer

Engineer

At K , we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. K  employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. K  is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin‑off of K 's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join K 's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin‑off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

We are seeking an Engineer with unmanned aviation experience to support aircraft testing activities at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The selected candidate will apply their experience supporting U.S. military unmanned aircraft systems to Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) test and evaluation efforts. This position will support hands‑on testing and the assessment of electromagnetic interference susceptibility and protection of unmanned aircraft platforms, avionics, mission systems, support equipment, and associated systems.

The Engineer will work closely with engineers, technicians, government personnel, and program stakeholders to plan, witness, evaluate, and document testing involving current and emerging unmanned aircraft systems.

• Apply prior unmanned aviation experience to the planning, execution, witnessing, evaluation, and documentation of EMC/E3 testing involving unmanned aircraft platforms and associated systems. Provide technical insight regarding unmanned aircraft, avionics, mission equipment, ground support equipment, and operational considerations throughout test and evaluation activities.
• Support hands‑on testing of unmanned aircraft systems, including test preparation, procedure review, test observation, data collection, results analysis, and technical reporting. Assist with the development and review of test plans, procedures, methodologies, engineering analyses, and documentation supporting qualification and verification efforts.
• Apply EMC and E3 engineering principles to investigate, analyze, design, develop, implement, test, and evaluate unmanned airborne systems and associated mission equipment. Support assessments of electromagnetic interference susceptibility, electromagnetic compatibility, and protection requirements to ensure alignment with program objectives and applicable military standards.
• Participate in preliminary, critical, and other technical design reviews to help ensure EMC/E3 requirements are properly defined, implemented, and verified. Prepare and review engineering reports, technical analyses, change proposals, test documentation, and customer deliverables.
• Observe and witness laboratory and aircraft test events. Collect, interpret, and analyze technical data to evaluate system performance, identify anomalies, and develop engineering recommendations.
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