The Boeing Company is looking to hire a Flight Test Engineer to support the F/A-18 multirole strike fighter and its EA-18 variant at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California. This role is crucial for improving the warfighting capabilities of these aircraft through system integration, development, and testing of electronic and weapon systems.
Requirements
- Engineering experience with tactical fixed wing aircraft
Responsibilities
- Responsible for test planning, execution, and analysis of flight, ground, and laboratory tests of electronic and weapon systems on F/A-18s, EA-18s, or their subsystems
- Applies general knowledge of aircraft systems (e.g., avionics, hydraulic, electrical, egress systems), components (e.g., multifunction displays wing, engine, landing gear transmission), and loadable/non-loadable software (e.g., radar operational programs, inertial navigation programs, operational flight programs)
- Evaluate results against customer and design specification
- Supports testing to verify system behavior and integration into platform
- Active participant on test and analysis teams; provides guidance and recommendations to test conductors, engineers, technicians, maintainers, customers, and management to ensure program and test objectives are achieved
- Interfaces with the customer and management at test coordination and/or technical interface meetings to provide findings and recommendations
- Build customer trust by being available for technical consultation and troubleshooting assistance when requested by the customer
Other
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
- 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Master’s degree in engineering
- Prior F/A-18 and/or EA-18G experience
- This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
- This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.
- Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
