Test & Evaluation Engineer (Flight Test Engineer)

Boeing Phantom Works is seeking a Test & Evaluation Engineer to support proprietary activities in Las Vegas, NV. The individual selected for this position will serve as a Flight Test Engineer on a test team charged with integrating, testing, and evaluating state-of-the-art technologies. Primary responsibilities include test article preparation, configuration control, maintenance and inspections, test article modifications, test planning and execution support, real-time control room support, and test reporting associated with test programs for critical customer-directed technology maturation. 

Note: Primarily 1st shift. However, off-shift work and time away from home will be required on a regular basis. 

Position Responsibilities: 

• Primary interface between maintenance and engineering personnel 
• Formulate and communicate daily plans to ensure coordinated actions among test team personnel 
• Coordinate and monitor preparation of test article configuration and instrumentation requirements required to perform tests 
• Authorize maintenance, inspection, and modification work performed on test article and ensure it is appropriately tracked and documented 
• Track and manage hardware and software configuration of test article 
• Conduct periodic test article inventory and maintain weight and balance with updated mass properties data 
• Brief maintenance, inspection, and configuration status of test article prior to test events 
• Develop detailed test plans and conduct ground test events 
• Coordinate requirements for special test equipment and support equipment 
• Implement and enforce safety protocols during test procedures 
• Assist test conductors during real-time test execution in control room environment 
• Prepare and publish test reports 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience): 

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Experience in military aircraft test operations, flight test engineering operations and/or lab test engineering operations

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills & Experience): 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail 
• Ability to effectively interface with personnel from engineering, manufacturing, and operations disciplines 
• Ability to effectively partner with coworkers as well as personnel from government and industry 
• Self-starter with ability to implement general guidance and work independently 
• Prior experience in the aerospace industry, ideally in a flight test environment 
• Experience working in a shop, hangar, and/or ramp environment 
• Capable of working in environments with ambiguous requirements, unique operational challenges, and limited oversight 
• Ability to interpret schematics, diagrams, and other technical documentation for application to test planning and troubleshooting 
• General knowledge of typical aircraft subsystems including avionics and mission systems 
• Experience preparing procedures for system checkouts and overseeing execution 
• Familiarity with aircraft maintenance and modification processes 
• Experience with Boeing tactical aircraft test and evaluation processes and procedures 
• Strong MS Office application skills (primarily MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access) 

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

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