Test and Evaluation Engineer

Cruz Associates Inc. of Yorktown, VA (www.cruzinc.us) has an open position and is looking for qualified candidates for a Test and Evaluation Engineer. The job location is Joint Base Langley Eustis (JBLE), Virginia. 

Scope: Provides Test and Evaluation analysis and support services for multiple Army and Special Operations aircraft and their associated mission equipment. Successful performance requires professional knowledge of engineering theories, principles and disciplines that encompass design, development, test and evaluation, certification, qualification, modification, fabrication, installation, integration test and evaluation, fielding, flight operations, sustainment, and continuous airworthiness of a total aircraft system package is required to attain program goals. Areas of focus are conduct of flight test, instrumentation, data reduction, and test planning /reporting. Provide senior expert level technical test and evaluation support to TAPO and MELB PM offices to include the MH-47, MH-60, A/MH-6, SOA Fixed Wing, SOA UAS, Avionics, ASE, Sensors, and Weapons programs.

 Responsibilities:

• Develop Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)
• Coordinate with AFSOC to incorporate CV-22 flight test lessons learned and ways to minimize testing
• Coordinate with Systems Readiness Directorate (SRD) for the Airworthiness Qualification Plan (AQP)
• Convert the AQP into an Airworthiness Qualification Specification (AQS)
• Build the requirement for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Engineering Services support for flight test
• Build a combined test team of government and industry partners to execute developmental flight test
• Participate as a member of Technical Interface Meetings (TIM), Program Reviews, Test Integration Working Groups (TIWG), and System Safety Working Groups (SSWG).
• Overall responsible for Combined Test Team daily events and planning
• Coordinate test activities to include test range scheduling and planning, data collecting and processing
• Coordinate with SRD for all required Flight Test Airworthiness Releases (AWRs)

 Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years’ experience working in military aviation is required.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience with planning and conducting flight tests is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical engineering is desired.
• Knowledge of higher-level data analysis computer language (e.g., MATLAB) is desired.
• Training and experience as an experimental test pilot is required, or at least
• 10 years of experience working in Special Operations Aviation test and evaluation.
• 3 years exposure to the Defense Acquisition process is desired.
• Secret or Interim Secret security clearance is required.