Test Engineer Instrumentation - R10227927

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start:
Yes. Clearance type:
Secret. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Travel:
Yes, 25% of the time.

This position is for a Staff Test Engineer Instrumentation in the Test & Evaluation organization, based in Melbourne, FL. The role involves design, development, integration, configuration and testing of lab and flight test Data Acquisition Systems. Responsibilities include verification and acceptance testing of data builds and real‑time Mission Control Room configuration and operations. Due to the classified nature of the work, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options and is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

The opportunity is contingent on program funding; start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

• Responsible for the development of Flight Test Instrumentation process, procedures and modifications of engineering drawings related to Instrumentation systems for ground and flight test activities.
• Define Instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements common to Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware and Software (e.g., sensor selection, installation methods, calibration and checkout requirements).
• Perform engineering design tasks, participate in electrical design reviews, and write procedures.
• Design and maintain TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems and telemetry ground station equipment including auto‑tracking antennas, RF receivers, bit‑syncs, de‑commutators, demultiplexers, communication system matrix, Chapter‑10 recorders, and camera systems.
• Flight data processing and data reduction.
• Instrumentation Data System design from requirements to operations.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives for senior roles. Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.

Flexible work arrangements: 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off. Exposure to a wide variety of projects and a friendly team environment.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 12 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 10 years of related professional/military experience OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must be able to transfer and maintain a final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any required program access(es) within a reasonable period of time.
• Professional experience with one or more of the following: telemetry, RF, onboard recording systems, ground stations, or sub‑systems.
• Professional experience with specialized Instrumentation test equipment/sensors (e.g., strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers).

• Ability to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, ICDs, and/or design handbooks.
• Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
• Experience working in flight test or lab test environments.
• Familiarity with fundamental principles of Symvionics IADS software or experience in a Mission Control Room.
• Basic knowledge of data bus architecture MIL‑STD‑1553, IEEE‑1394, ARINC‑429, RS‑232 and RS‑422.
• Experience post‑test processing data from an IRIG‑106 CH10 recording.

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