Modern Technology Solutions

Flight Test Engineer / Test Director

Modern Technology Solutions$120K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Aeronautical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, Math, Computer Science, or Physics
  • Over 10 years of flight test experience
  • Strong team-oriented mindset for engineering support
  • Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills
  • Ability to adapt to changing roles and responsibilities
  • Self-starter with minimal supervision required
  • Preferred: USAF/Navy Test Pilot School Graduate

Responsibilities

  • Plan, execute, and report on flight test events with customers
  • Design test events to acquire data for flight test goals
  • Develop test objectives, data requirements, and criteria for evaluations
  • Review aircraft specifications to ensure proper data collection processes
  • Conduct safe and effective flight test events
  • Lead data analysis and coordinate test reports with analysts
  • Direct real-time aircraft adjustments during missions

Benefits

  • Collaboration with a highly motivated team
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic, remote environment
  • Involvement in cutting-edge flight test projects
  • Professional growth and development through challenging responsibilities
  • Engage with diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced setting
Full Job Description
MTSI is seeking a Flight Test Engineer/Test Director to support aircraft system and subsystems testing. Duty location is Las Vegas but travel to other work locations will be required.

Responsibilities:
• Work with customers to plan, execute, and report on ground and flight test events
• Work with customers to plan and design test events to obtain necessary data to address flight test objectives
• Develop technically adequate test objectives, data requirements, data collection methodologies and go/no-go criteria to inform strategic platform requirements and modeling and simulation needs
• Perform reviews of aircraft specification requirements to ensure the data management and analysis plan (DMAP) provides proper data collection for real-time and post-mission data processing and evaluation
• Execute safe, secure, effective, and efficient flight test events
• Collaborate with data analysts to oversee the data analysis process and build actionable executive-level test reports.
  • Make quick decisions during test missions, direct real-time aircraft corrections, and coordinate rapidly with test team members to adjust the mission flow as necessary to meet mission data collection goals
  • Conduct thorough mission debriefs to ensure all relevant mission events are understood and to identify lessons learned to be applied to future missions
  • Assist in data analysis and review as required to facilitate correct interpretation of the mission data.
  • Support the creation of test engineering documentation: Test plans, Safety Packages, Data Analysis Management Plans, Technical Review Board Briefs, Safety Review Board Briefs, Test Readiness Briefs, Test Cards, and Test Reports
  • Capable and willing to work in a remote environment with a highly motivated team.


Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor and/or Master of Science (Aeronautical/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Math, Computer Science or Physics)

Required Experience/Skills:
  • Minimum of 10+ years of flight test experience
  • Have a "Team" mentality towards providing integrated engineering support for design reviews, test planning working groups, test card preparation, disciplined test execution, and collaborate/author on post-flight reports
  • Work well in a team environment as well as independently and have above average communication and writing skills
  • Excellent communication, organization, analytical, and leadership skills, attention to detail
  • Position requires willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of customers' requirements and needs.
  • Positive attitude, self-starter and an ability to work with little supervision


Desired Experience/Skills/Credentials:
  • USAF / Navy Test Pilot School Graduate (Pilot, NAV, or Engineer)
  • Mission Control Room experience directing ground / flight test events while monitoring performance parameters
  • Experience with Electronic Warfare testing
  • Experience in coordinating and executing tests on various government open air test ranges
  • Experience with "modeling houses" (e.g., MIT/LL, JHU/APL, GTRI, EZJA, etc) to reconcile differences between predicted and actual system performance
  • Experience with data analysis tools (MATLAB, Python, etc)


Security Clearance Requirements:

Current TS/SCI clearance required

Travel Requirements:

Up to 10% travel may be required.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

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About Modern Technology Solutions

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a leading-edge engineering and technology company that provides critical solutions for complex military and commercial programs. MTSI has been providing engineering and technical services to the defense industry since 1993. The company has a strong focus on innovation and is committed to delivering the best solutions to its clients. MTSI has a highly skilled workforce of engineers, scientists, and technical experts who are dedicated to providing the highest quality services to its clients. The company has a proven track record of success and has received numerous awards and recognition for its work.
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1,000 employees
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Founded
1993

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