Aerospace Engineer (Journeyman)

Roles/Responsibilities

• Apply aerospace engineering principles to support analysis of aircraft performance, system integration, and mission effectiveness
• Analyze flight test data, telemetry, and system outputs to assess aircraft performance and identify trends or anomalies
• Support development and execution of operational test plans, including test objectives, scenarios, and evaluation criteria
• Evaluate performance of aircraft subsystems, including avionics, propulsion, weapons systems, sensors, and communications systems
• Support modeling and simulation (M&S) activities, including data preparation, model execution, and correlation with test results
• Conduct engineering analyses and trade studies to support system evaluation and decision-making
• Assist in identifying technical risks, performance issues, and system limitations, and support development of mitigation strategies
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including operations research analysts, test engineers, intelligence analysts, and program management personnel
• Support mission planning and execution for test events, including pre-mission preparation and post-mission analysis
• Develop technical documentation, including engineering assessments, test reports, and data summaries
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and traceability of engineering data and analysis products
• Comply with applicable engineering standards, safety requirements, and security protocols

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• 3 or more years of relevant professional experience in aerospace engineering, flight test, aircraft systems analysis, or related technical fields
• Experience supporting operational test and evaluation (OT&E) activities within AFOTEC or similar test organizations
• Familiarity with fighter aircraft systems (e.g., F-35, F-16, F-15) and air combat operations
• Experience with Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) or other modeling and simulation environments
• Experience with flight test processes, instrumentation, or data analysis
• Familiarity with the following tools and technologies: engineering analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB, Simulink, or equivalent); data analysis tools and programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB); modeling and simulation environments and tools; data visualization and reporting tools
• Experience applying aerospace engineering principles to aircraft systems or performance analysis
• Experience supporting engineering analysis, test and evaluation (T&E), or systems engineering activities
• Experience analyzing technical data and supporting evaluation of system performance
• Experience working in multidisciplinary technical teams
• Experience supporting development of technical documentation and reports

Security Clearance

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