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AVIAN is looking for a flight test engineer with Department of Defense, and/or commercial aviation test experience to support CH-53K Mission Systems flight test and evaluation. As a Mission Systems flight test engineer, you will plan, develop, execute, and report on the flight test of all CH-53K systems installed or integrated into the aircraft, with emphasis on the avionics and electrical systems.
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• Develop test plans for execution of currently installed avionics hardware and associated software.
• Develop test plans for execution of new, upgraded, or obsolescence replacement, hardware to be integrated into the CH-53K aircraft.
• Develop test plans for execution of software upgrades for the avionics systems installed or integrated into the CH-53K aircraft.
• Execute and/or support the execution of all ground and flight test on the CH-53K aircraft, focusing on, but not limited to the avionics and electrical systems.
• Participate in troubleshooting issues with avionics and electrical systems to support test and execution.
• Research and provide details of the avionics and electrical systems, and the interactions with other systems on the aircraft.
• Generate reporting of testing; for example, post-test daily reports, Watch Items (WI), Deficiency Reports (DR), Test Engineering Data Report (TEDR), Interim Summary Report (ISR), Report of Test Results (RTR), etc.
• Review and be familiar with documented WIs, DRs, and Sikorsky Inquiry Reports (SIR).
• Perform other duties as needed and directed by the Mission Systems Lead Engineer.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of principles and processes for test planning, preparation, and execution.
• Knowledge of the customer need and proactively providing the products or services to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Skill in critical thinking—using logic and reasoning to identify issues, determine possible causes, and develop paths for resolution of problems.
• Skill in effective communication—the ability to provide timely, knowledgeable, and concise information to report the status or progress of tasking and testing; or recommendations when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Ability to successfully move into problem solving mode when challenges or concerns arise.
• Ability to create and be a part of a team environment.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar STEM related field
• Minimum ten years of experience in aviation flight test and evaluation,rotorcraft preferred
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Department of Defense security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.