Lead eSTARR Information Technology Engineer

Job Title:
Lead eSTARR Information Technology Engineer

Location:
Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: T – Software & Systems Development

Function/Branch:
Engineering/&C

Directorate:
Mission Information Services

Position Type:
Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type:
Exempt

Grade: L09 (TA0913)-L10(TA1015)

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: L09: $112,000 - $149,500; L10: $131,000 - $174,500/ per year

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has exciting opportunities as Lead eSTARR Information Technology Engineer, supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) II contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold Air Force Base, TN.

In this role, you will serve as the principal technical authority and systems lead for the Enterprise System for Test Data Acquisition, Recording, and Redistribution (eSTARR) architecture. You will lead the design, implementation, modernization, and day-to-day sustainment of high-speed, high-throughput data acquisition networks, real-time data servers, data storage systems, and real-time visualization pipelines supporting complex ground test facilities, propulsion test cells, and aerodynamic test environments.

As a technical lead, you will bridge the gap between instrumentation hardware, high-performance computing, and enterprise software clients. You will lead engineering teams and collaborate directly with test operations and government stakeholders.

The selected candidate may be required to occasionally work outside normal business hours during urgent test facility turnaround or surge operational support windows.

Open to internal candidates.

The Lead eSTARR Information Technology Engineer will report directly to the &C Enterprise Data Solutions Section Supervisor.

• System Architecture & High-Performance Engineering
  • Direct the end-to-end architecture, capacity planning, and technical roadmap of the eSTARR platform across multi-facility test environments.
  • Architect low-latency, deterministic data ingestion pipelines capable of handling large sample rates.
  • Design, benchmark, and deploy real-time buffering systems and high-speed network topologies.
• Integration with Real-Time Display & Analysis Systems
  • Coordinate the integration of eSTARR data feeds with real-time test display systems, test area control units, and engineering workstations across mixed operating systems (Linux, Windows, embedded platforms).
  • Validate time synchronization protocols across distributed instrumentation components using IEEE 1588 (PTP) and IRIG-B timing standards.
• Hardware, Network, and Infrastructure Management
  • Oversee the specification, provisioning, configuration, and racking of data source computers, digital voltage and temperature scanners, signal conditioning hardware, network switches, and storage systems.
  • Coordinate preventative maintenance schedules, spare-parts forecasting, and lifecycle replacement strategies for mission-critical assets.
• Technical Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and work delegation to a multidisciplinary team of systems engineers, software developers, and instrumentation specialists.
  • Serve as the primary IT engineering liaison between project managers, test operations engineers, test engineers, instrumentation specialists, and external aerospace contractors.
  • Author and review comprehensive technical artifacts, including System Requirements Documents (SRD), Design Documents (DD), System Test Plans (STP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and other SE design products.
• Cybersecurity & Risk Management Framework (RMF)
  • Partner with Information System Security Officers (ISSO) and Information System Security Managers (ISSM) to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) under DoD RMF standards.
  • Implement…