Senior Staff Systems Test Engineer
Location
Dallas, TX
Level
Senior
Department
Engineering
Type
Full - Time
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
February 1, 2023
As a Senior Staff Systems Test Engineer, you will lead the verification of our vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle, demonstrating flightworthiness and mission capability. You will work cross-functionally in a dynamic and fast paced environment to help to plan and conduct UAV ground testing in support of product development and prototyping.
Responsibilities
- Establish and lead program level test strategies throughout development lifecycle to include:
- Development of program test milestones and associated artifact delivery
- Definition and management of test infrastructure
- Establish best engineering practices and common operating procedures
- Plan and coordinate ground and flight test plans
Job Requirements
- In addition to an overall technical understanding of aircraft design principles and subsystem functionality, Candidate will have demonstrated experience in the following focus areas:
- Software integration testing
- Hardware-In-the-loop test environments
- Rapid productions/manufacturing/assembly line acceptance testing
- Ground and System-level functionality testing
- Act in test conductor/director capacity in support of readiness reviews, flight test events, envelope expansion, SRD verification
- Support test data recovery, analysis, troubleshooting
- Demonstrated expertise in test event / resource management
Required Education and Competencies:
- Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
- B.S. degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering. Technology-related degree plan also acceptable, e.g., Electrical Engineering, Aeronautics or Information Technology. Degrees with Manufacturing Testing competency will be considered
- 5+ years of experience with ground and/or flight test teams /maintainer or in a test related field.
- Organized and methodical with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in MATLAB
- Experience with code repositories such as Git, Mercurial, SVN, or ADO
- Experience building or prototyping small aircraft or RC components
- Previous UAV operations and/or maintenance
- Previous environmental test experience, familiarity with MIL-810
