OverviewJob Title: Lead eSTARR Information Technology Engineer
Location: Arnold AFB, TN
Job Family Code: T – Software & Systems Development
Function/Branch: Engineering/ID&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
Overview
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.
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Open to internal candidates.
Job Summary
The Lead eSTARR Information Technology Engineer will report directly to the ID&C Enterprise Data Solutions Section Supervisor.
Job Duties:
- 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 cybersecurity hardening (DISA STIGs), vulnerability patching, access control policies, and continuous monitoring on operational test networks without compromising real-time performance.
- Oversee secure multi-level data redistribution and chain-of-custody tracking for classified and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
- It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
- Perform other duties as required.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Cybersecurity.
- At least 8 years of experience designing, implementing, integrating, operating, or sustaining information technology systems that include real-time or near-real-time data acquisition; data ingestion, processing, or distribution; enterprise network infrastructure; Linux or Windows Server environments; systems architecture; or cybersecurity controls.
- At least 3 years of experience serving as a technical lead, team lead, supervisor, principal engineer, or equivalent role with responsibility for technical direction, work prioritization, engineering review, or coordination across multiple stakeholders.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
- U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or Systems Engineering.
- Prior experience working within DoD test and evaluation environments, such as Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), NASA test facilities, or defense prime contractor test cells.
- In-depth familiarity with eSTARR, EDAPS, RealTDS, or similar custom enterprise test-cell data frameworks.
- Experience developing or reviewing technical documentation, including system requirements, system design documents, test plans, standard operating procedures, network diagrams, or cybersecurity implementation documentation.
- Experience implementing or supporting cybersecurity controls in operational information technology environments, including system hardening, vulnerability remediation, access control, patch management, security monitoring, or Risk Management Framework (RMF) activities.
- Experience with instrumentation hardware, high-channel-count digital scanners, and high-speed data acquisition boards.
- Experience managing enterprise Linux (RHEL, Rocky, or Debian) and Windows Server environments within air-gapped or restricted networks.
- Proficiency in network architecture design, including layer 2/3 routing, VLAN segmentation, IGMP/multicast routing, and jumbo frame optimization.
- Direct experience with time-critical communication and synchronization protocols (IEEE 1588 PTP, IRIG-B, NTP).
- Hands-on scripting and programming capability in languages commonly used in automated data pipelines (Python, C/C++, Bash, PowerShell).
What We Offer
- Competitive salaries
- Continuing education assistance
- Multiple healthcare benefits packages
- 401K with employer matching
- Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule
Join our Team!
U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work at location Tennessee: Arnold Air Force, TN. L09: $112,000 - $149,500; L10: $131,000 - $174,500 / year at Arnold Air Force Base, TN.
