Senior Flight Test Engineer

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Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Flight Test Engineer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/ISR SOF (AFLCMC/HB). The Air Force Program Execution Office for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations (PEO ISR SOF) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the ISR SOF portfolio, which includes over 200 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies.

AFLCMC/PEO ISR SOF is headquartered at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS. This position supports the FMS Division (AWACS (E3)) supporting the Japan Self Defense Air Force, as part of the International Airborne Battle Management Command and Control (FMS) Division; AFLMC(WIW). The WIW Division located at Tinker AFB (OK), and Hanscom AFB (MA), with dispersed support at Eglin AFB, Seattle WA, San Antonio TX and several OCONUS positions.

This is a full-time Hybrid role at Hanscom AFB, MA.

• Candidate will fully understand and have experience in the end-to-end test process used to support acquisition, fielding, and employment decisions.
• Assists prime contractor with designing, planning, coordinating, executing, and reporting on high-priority tests for the Japan E-3 aircraft and associated ground and training systems. Coordinates preparation and execution of Contractor and Government Test & Evaluation plans and procedures according to established test methodologies.
• Works with prime contractor and multi-discipline team to develop test plans and staffs paperwork through the approval process to include safety and technical reviews.
• Coordinates with multiple test organizations via test planning meetings, technical interchange meetings, and system design reviews, to plan and execute test missions involving the E3 platform and software integration labs.
• Provides test planning support to determine test objectives, measures of effectiveness, and measures of performance.
• Develops test scenarios to define maneuvers and conditions for which data is to be obtained in order to meet test objectives in a safe manner.
• Provides support to develop and review test run cards, participates in test readiness reviews, and conducts real-time quick-look evaluation of test results.
• Analyzes, identifies, and evaluates issues and coordinates recommendations to resolve substantive and critical problems and issues.
• Supports integrated flight testing such as system integration, aircraft software and hardware upgrades.
• Provides engineering analysis-related activities such as long range planning and documentation preparation, technical project planning, presentation preparation and delivery, and general project engineering support.
• Provides Test Engineer expertise to the program office, AFOTEC, the 96TW and 96OG, other AF and joint agencies,…