Aircraft Modification Systems Engineer - Senior

Location: Alexandria, VA

Work Location: onsite

• Understanding of airworthiness criteria.
• Flight test of aircraft and modified aircraft to evaluate airworthiness.
• Knowledge of CONUS-based test ranges.
• 10+ years of aircraft (manned or unmanned) aircraft modification, systems engineering approaches, and program management.
• You must have demonstrated skill in in at least one or more technical area: flight test, aircraft modification, systems engineering, stores separation analysis, and unmanned aircraft.
• An interest and some knowledge of one airworthiness criteria and FAA airworthiness standards technology.
• You must be able to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment, and meet required schedules and timelines.
• You must have the ability to interact with aircraft/equipment suppliers, work well with coworkers and teammates.
• You must have outstanding skills in communicating complex technical issues and in providing comprehensive written, oral and/or digital products (including document organization and technical writing).
• You must have good analytic skills and the ability to apply these skills in a multi-tasking environment where more than one project may require his/her participation at a given time (typically one primary project and one or two ancillary projects).

• Specific experience with modification of manned or unmanned aircraft.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products to include Project
• Experience staffing decision packages in a headquarters environment.
• Experience with the Intelligence Community including acquisition and engineering projects.

• B.S. in an aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering, math, statistics, operations research or related field.
• M.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or systems engineering, math, statistics, operations research or related field, DESIRED.

• Project Management Professional.
• Test Pilot/Engineer School Grad.
• Systems Engineer Professional.

• TS/SCI clearance with a Full-Scope polygraph. 
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.