Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering - Flight Test

Essential Functions

• Partner with customers to test and evaluate both new and existing system capabilities.
• Plan and conduct integration testing in lab environments as well as on airborne and ground-based platforms.
• Confirm that new system features work as expected while making sure existing functionality remains reliable.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Agile Development, Flight Line Test, Product Development, and Project Engineering teams to understand and validate new system updates.
• Create end-user documentation that explains how to operate ELINT products.
• Coordinate with management to meet project schedules and budget expectations for assigned work.
• Provide clear, regular updates to management and customers on project progress and ongoing activities.
• Apply operational ELINT knowledge and experience to support testing, analysis, and product performance.
• Support analysis of customer requirements, including system and subsystem trade studies and detailed hardware/software specifications for key components.

Qualifications

• A current or recently held Top Secret/SCI DoD security clearance with ability to maintain.
• Must be able to pass and maintain a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Class 3 Flight Physical and be willing to participate in airborne test flights.
• Must be able to work occasional weekend or overtime hours, as required.
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated operational experience with Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination of ELINT data from an airborne ISR platform.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ELINT receiver systems, signal analysis equipment and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience with ELINT databases such as EPL, CED, EWIR, MIDB, etc.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience as a USAF RC-135 Combat Systems Officer (CSO) / Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) is preferred.
• Electronic Warfare Officers with experience on other airborne platforms and experienced ELINT Analysts are also encouraged to apply.
• Experience with Specific Emitter Identification (SEI) tools and techniques.
• Experience with testing and troubleshooting of ELINT or Electronic Warfare (EW) receiver systems.
• Hardware troubleshooting and maintenance experience.
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence/DOORS.