Military Fellowship Program: Environmental Qualification Engineer

SNC's Military Fellowship Program partners with programs such as Skill Bridge and Hiring Our Heroes to provide fellowship opportunities to service members transitioning to the civilian workforce. These fellowships include up to six months of on‑the‑job industry training for eligible service members. During this time, participants gain valuable work experience in the civilian sector and build professional networks as they prepare for their transition to full‑time civilian work.

NOTE:

You must be currently serving on active duty to be eligible for this fellowship program. This program is not for veterans who have already separated from the military.

As an Environmental Qualification Engineer, you will assist with planning, executing, and monitoring equipment environmental qualification testing in support of civil and military environmental certification requirements. You will develop and implement the strategy for multiple programs, including coordinating activities throughout the product lifecycle from initiation through delivery and interfacing with external customers or field‑based employees.

• Environmental qualification database development and maintenance
• Environmental qualification requirements allocation to individual equipment
• Evaluation of qualification artifacts against equipment qualification requirements, including initial qualification gap assessments and final evaluation of program artifacts

• Currently serving as active duty military and be eligible to participate in the DoD Skill Bridge program
• Bachelor's of Science degree in a related field of study
• Typically 12+ years of progressive technical experience
• Expert knowledge of engineering principles and practice
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary design and development team
• Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, integration
• Experience with FAA or military certification process
• Exposure to equipment environmental qualification methods for FAA or military aircraft certification
• Experience with civil and military standards, such as RTCA/DO-160G, MIL-STD-810H, and MIL-STD-461G
• Experience performing qualification testing

• Typically 6-8 years of relevant leadership and/or project management experience
• Experience leading a multi‑disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers
• Preparation of templates for qualification plans, procedures, and reports for use by IPTs and subcontractors
• Experience preparing test plans, procedures, and reports
• Exposure to Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDA) programs
• Experience in a specialized field related to qualification, such as mechanical systems, electrical systems, structural dynamics, or electromagnetic effects
• Coordination with and support of IPTs and subcontractors to ensure qualification requirements are understood and qualification plans are developed and successfully executed
• Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management
• Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternatives
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedure
• Professional Certification in Program Management International (PMI) and/or Program Management Professional (PMP) or certification in INCOSE standard
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
• Life insurance
• Three weeks paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Additional benefits available

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.