Overview
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
LOCATION: Eglin AFB, FL
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: Secret
TRAVEL: Occasional < 10%
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER to support the 96th Test Wing under the TMAS contract located at EGLIN AFB, FL.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (BSEE or MSEE)
- 3 years of relevant experience
- Must have or be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance. Must be a U.S. citizen.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Electrical experience with USAF fighter aircraft is a plus
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide instrumentation and modification, advice, and assistance.
- Provide advice and assistance services in support of the process of designing, implementing, installing, and maintaining instrumentation.
- Define instrumentation requirements for tests and assess the utility of the instrumentation relative to the analysis requirements.
- Define test data collection requirements and ensure the instrumentation packages meet these requirements.
- Conduct detailed engineering analysis for test data requirements of a system to be tested.
- Determine the most suitable method of measuring the required phenomena.
- Design suitable sensor configurations, data systems, camera installations, etc.
- Arrange for the fabrication of special devices.
- Prepare modification proposal packages.
- Ensure that planned modifications are technically correct.
- Prepare technical procedures and directives to ensure proper operation of instrumentation systems.
- Research local supply sources for availability of basic subsystems and components.
- Prepare letters of instruction to other units specifying the engineering and fabrication support necessary to produce in-house hardware.
- Advise on availability of useful commercially available items.
- Coordinate and monitor system hardware preparation to ensure activities are completed on time, are compatible with, and are fully integrated into a complete and functional system. Install test instrumentation systems on test aircraft and weapon systems.
- Monitor the progress of project instrumentation support quality of service rendered and data produced, and compliance with time and cost schedules sometimes in unfavorable climatic conditions.
- Review airborne instrumentation systems, technical plans and documentation to ensure technical adequacy and required coordination.
- Manage, use, and deconflict onboard systems and subsystems required to conduct flight operations.
- Provide technical advice and guidance on electronic systems to other project personnel.
- Provide inputs to cost estimates for instrumentation efforts.
- Provide inputs on the integration of avionics systems on board weapons systems.
- Attend test planning meetings and TIMs to define test instrumentation and data acquisition system development.
- Provide technical advice in order to conduct EO/IR defensive systems tests.
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