Lead Engineer, Transonic and Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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Lead Engineer providing technical oversight for transonic and supersonic wind tunnel test facilities. Ensuring safe and reliable operation aligned with performance requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive technical oversight for the design, integration, operation, and maintenance of new and existing large-scale transonic and supersonic ground test capabilities
- Provide Technical Oversight & Contractor Evaluation
- Overseeing the design-build prime contractor’s design and execution of a wind tunnel test capability
- Providing critical feedback and strategic guidance to the contractor to ensure designs align with government safety, reliability, and performance requirements
- Leveraging deep expertise of wind tunnel design, operations, and test planning to identify, manage, and communicate technical risk
- Representing the government program office in various technical meetings and reviews
- Conducting detailed technical reviews of contractor-developed designs, drawings, specifications, and analyses
- Validating contractor technical findings and coordinating with external SMEs to assess risk
- Leading and contributing to safety reviews and audits
- Contributing to programmatic planning by developing Statements of Work (SOW) and facility requirement documentation
- Reporting and translating complex project data into decision-ready insights; leading executive briefings to present technical summaries and risk assessments
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 10+ years of experience in the aerospace or defense industry
- Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, and/or modernization of large-scale Test and Evaluation (T&E) facilities such as wind tunnels, arc jets, rocket stands, turbine cells, etc.
- Proven ability to conduct comprehensive technical reviews and assessments, resolve complex technical issues, and oversee project phases from initial design through closeout
- Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex engineering data into decision-ready briefings for government and contractor stakeholders
- Proven tactical project management skills with a demonstrated ability to drive accountability, manage action plans, and maintain project momentum
- Experience integrating complex systems
- Knowledge of engineering principles related to mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 suite of software
- Must possess an active SECRET security clearance
Benefits:
- medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with a company match
- life insurance
- vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually
- 11 paid holidays
- tuition reimbursement
- work environment that encourages excellence
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