The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for a Flight Controls Engineer (NH-0861-03) to work for the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at WPAFB, OH.
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Recruitment, Retention, and Relocation incentives may be available.
VoP (Value of Position): 83
Qualifications/Requirements:
Serves as a Flight Controls System Technical Specialist for the F-35 Joint Program Office:
Overseeing the development, test, modification, and/or sustainment of the design and/or modification of Flight Technologies related aircraft systems, components, performance, and capabilities.
Providing engineering analyses and risk assessments to the Flight Mechanics Lead Engineer, the Chief of Flight Systems, and/or the Chief Engineer to resolve complex problems.
Making airworthiness assessments using MIL-HDBK-516, Section 6.2. Determining airworthiness impacts and risks for Development Test Flight Clearances, Certification Basis, Airworthiness Determination Forms, Compliance Reports, Military Flight Releases, and Military Type Certifications.
Assessing the overall system-level performance, safety, and reliability of the flight control system and the interaction of this system with other systems.
Providing technical expertise in flight control system design, flying qualities analysis, hardware/software development, modeling simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, wind tunnel flight testing, and redundancy management.
Effectively communicating with other engineers, program managers, contractors, and procurement personnel as part of an integrated product team.
Evaluates contractor work including technical analysis, design test reports, and technical review documents.
Conducts comparative analyses with systems on other aircraft, reviews test plans, and reviews equipment and tests at contractor facilities.
Additional Information:
This is a non-supervisory, NH-03 Technical Specialist position in the AcqDemo performance appraisal system.
Incumbent must live in the vicinity of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Relocation incentive may be available.
This position requires the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance.
This position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering - a Master's Degree and/or 5+ years of experience are highly desirable.
Occasional travel - candidate will be expected to travel for this position.
This position is eligible for telework but is not eligible for remote work.
Desired competencies for this position are Flight Controls, Flying Qualities, Stability Control
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