Position Description

Position requires current knowledge of airborne data acquisition systems, transducer applications, calibration techniques, and aircraft systems. Experience with IADS and PCM encoders/signal conditioners, preferably TTC CDAU & HEIM system is highly desirable. Experience with Honeywell ASCB, ARINC-664, & ARINC-429 data bus interfaces is a plus. Unique Skills 1. Independently conceive, plan, develop, coordinate, and direct Instrumentation activities on a variety of complex Flight Test projects. Represent the department in meetings, flight briefings, and in the interface with customers and suppliers. Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving complex engineering problems. Actively participate on project teams to support product development, reliability improvements, and production initiatives. 2. Apply extensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles in the evaluation and selection of test equipment to satisfy measurement and environmental requirements. Perform circuit and wiring design, and provide guidance to engineers for the design of safe hardware installations. Supervise and maintain instrumentation equipment configuration control on test aircraft. Generate and maintain data configuration files in the measurement database. Provide aircraft test operational support by directing on-board calibrations, data system operation, and troubleshooting. 3. Provide technical guidance and training to engineers, technicians, and customers. Actively develop improvements in calibration procedures and standard practices to ensure quality and efficiency. Maintain a current knowledge of advances in data acquisition technology and recommend innovations to improve the quality, economy, and effectiveness of flight test instrumentation systems. Support the specification and development of new data systems. Update froim Hiring Manager: Within the Instrumentation Engineer job looking for some of the following experiences: - electrical design or wiring diagram experience, including keywords: such as sensor selection, DAS design - aircraft operations experience, such as scheduling, coordination, instrumenting, troubleshooting - experience with data recorders, signal conditioning, displays - Product experience we look for by name: HEIM, TTC or Teletronics, Acra, L3, IADS - Other buzzwords: TM or telemetry, GPS or DGPS

Education: - Bachelors degree in engineering, a related curriculum, or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- See Other Requirements in Job Description.10 yrs in the specific technical discipline or 15 yrs broad engineering experience in several technical disciplines with Bachelors, or 8 yrs in the specific technical discipline with Masters, or 6 yrs in the specific technical discipline with PhD.

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