Flight Test Engineer - Patuxent River, United States - Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Description

Position Description

As a Flight Test Engineer (FTE) within Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL), you will provide naval aviation and the Naval Air Systems Command with premier and innovative test, evaluation, and experimental expertise. In NTWL, we focus on rapidly and safely delivering effective capability to our sailors and marines, and strive to be the worlds leader in air systems test and evaluation. As an FTE you will work alongside our military aircrew and industry partners to test and evaluate aircraft with cutting edge technologies. Your daily tasking will include planning and coordinating test events, executing ground and flight tests, reducing and analyzing data collected during tests, and/or developing reports on the test results.

Experience Required

0-3 Years

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs general engineering tasks of limited scope and difficulty which are screened by a higher grade engineer. Some knowledge of work processes, and the capability to apply standard general engineering practices, required to directly apply varied rules, procedures and precedents to the assignments.
• Performs engineering work of limited scope and complexity in support of projects assigned to higher grade engineers. Plans work procedures and selects standard practices and data to be applied to work projects and identified problems. Uses accepted engineering work processes to search for information to bear on a problem and recognizes situations which may require referral to others.
• Uses engineering manuals, standard publications and technical material to obtain information pertinent data to be used by higher level engineers, contractors and /or customers.
• Keeps abreast of emerging technologies and professional developments to maintain current in the field and for application to work assignments. Uses computers/computer software such as analysis tools and project tracking programs to solve engineering problems and facilitate work.

Relocation Expenses covered (Y or N)?: NA

Travel Requirements: NA

Clearance Level Needed: Secret at a minimum

Noncritical-sensitive/ Secret

Minimum Salary

N/A

Maximum Salary

N/A