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Spiral Technology, Inc. Performance and Flying Qualities - Engineer in Edwards, California
Job Description
Spiral provides engineering and technical support to multiple western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract, better known as J-Tech II. Our Team develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation's war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today's missions and tomorrow's global challenges.
Spiral will be hiring multiple candidates for this position with varying experience and skill levels. Salary ranges will be based on skill level and education.
JOB DUTIES - ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Be part of engineering team in test strategy development in concert with program office focal points.
Provide assessments of pre-CDR test planning processes and documents.
Significant contributor of a wide variety of flight planning, execution, analysis, and reporting documents.
Junior to Senior experience of PandFQ test and evaluation engineering to include envelope expansion, air data, performance, flying qualities, and flight controls.
Provides technical consultation to other organizations or customers.
Directs interface and liaison with internal and external customers at all levels of test activities, design reviews, and technical working group meetings to comply with requirements and specifications.
Reviews completion and implementation of systems additions and/or enhancements and recommends corrections in technical application and analysis to management.
Prepares, delivers, and submits technical papers and performs data analysis.
Maintains technical project responsibility for assigned tasks and advises management of progress in support of the technical and administrative direction of project operations.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Must use excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, in day-to-day project activities as well as in briefing customers and in writing reports and proposals.
Must have a working knowledge of computer systems and computer-based engineering tools.
Candidates must have, or be able to obtain, a Secret Clearance with the eventual upgrade to Top Secret clearance and must be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
REQUIREMENTS - EDUCATION, TECHNICAL, AND WORK EXPERIENCE
The candidate must have a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited academic institution and four years of related engineering experience or have an accredited Master of Science in Engineering with at least 2 years of related engineering experience or have an accredited doctoral degree in Engineering.
The candidate must have mastery of concepts, principles, and practices of engineering that enables the employee to serve as a tech