Come be a part of something big! Smart Minds, Cool Jobs and Awesome Rewards! Fueled by innovation, talent and ambition, the Air Force Civilian Service is seeking civilian professionals prepared to deploy war-winning capabilities on behalf of the United States Air Force.
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is where tomorrows Air Force is tested! Long considered the “Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe”, AFTC is truly where Air Force superiority begins. Home to many Aerospace establishments and records, AFTC remains the state-of-the-art leader in Aerospace testing, and provides the warfighter with cutting-edge technology. AFTC does not only celebrate its past, but we continue to lead from the front. Join our team today and make Aerospace history!
The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time Aerospace Engineering Technician (Aerospace) (NJ-0802-III) to work at the 412th Test Wing, 412th Test Engineering Group, 773 Test Squadron, Human Systems Integration Flight (773 TS/ENFH) at Edwards AFB in Edwads, CA.
NO 6-MONTH WAIT! Recently retired and/or retiring from MILITARY service ARE eligible for immediate appointment for AFTC positions. The 180-day waiting period has been waived for AFTC to hire recently retired and/or retiring service members.
Full-time Air Force Civilian Service employees enjoy the below benefits, and more!
• Paid Time-Off:
o 11 Federal Holidays off per year
o Vacation time (Annual Leave) accumulates based on length of employment. Starts at 13 days (104 hours) per year and up to 26 days (208 hours) per year
o 13 sick days per year (104 hours)
• Various Medical, Dental & Vision packages to choose from for entire family
• Retirement:
o Pension: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
o 401K: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) available with up to 5% agency matching
• Flexible work schedules and shift work may be available (depends on position)
• Employee assistance Programs
• Health and Wellness resources
• Tuition Assistance & Professional Development opportunities
• Many career enhancement and promotion opportunities
Telework Information:
• up to 20% telework possible (must reside in the local area)
Travel Requirements:
• Up to 25% Travel possible
This position has a typical 2023 salary range of $69,729 - $109,673 (includes locality).
Announcement Closes: 28 April 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST)
Position specific skills and experience desired in a potential candidate:
- 2 years of experience with parachutes desired
- Airfield experience & Military radio/ aircraft communication desired
- Adobe photoshop or digital media editing experience highly desirable
Mission/Purpose:
The primary purpose is to perform the technical work involved in the planning, provisioning, conduct, evaluation, and reporting of open air (OA), installed vehicle (IV), system integration laboratory (SlL.), and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) tests of air vehicles. These air vehicles may be manned or unmanned air vehicles, missiles, or hypersonic vehicles. Tests of systems consist of oxygen, cargo handling (loading, offloading, combat offloading, transport), aerial delivery (cargo and personnel), egress, life support, environmental control, manned and unmanned vehicle aerodynamic decelerators (aircraft spin and drogue parachutes, recovery systems, retro-rockets), and ejection seat systems.
Major Duties:
-Attends test planning meetings and recommends equipment (e.g., instrumentation, safety requirements, range support).
- The position provides experienced test planning support in the area of aerial delivery and mission systems.
-Participates in Test Plan Working Groups and may be called upon to write some portions of test plans.
- Assures equipment and procedures specified by the project engineer are used in the fabrication and preparation of test and related items; recommends improvement or validation.
-Procures and maintains test equipment; ensures calibration to proper standards.
-Plans and coordinates test methods, procurement of instrumentation equipment and supplies, and construction of devices for use during conduct of tests.
-Ensures that special instrumentation or devices are available at the required time.
-Routinely reports on progress of fabrication efforts to Project Engineers.
-Gathers and compiles flight test data involving cinetheodolites, strip charts, photography, computer analyses, plots, etc.
-Takes data processing requirements from Project Engineers and assembles data requests.
-Collects and correlates processed data and performs data quality checks.
-Performs additional data processing and data presentation preparation on personal computers or engineering workstations.
-Delivers finished data products to Project Engineers.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Obtain & maintain Security clearance (if applicable)
- Knowledge of basic concepts, principles, and techniques of aerospace engineering, as it relates to engineering technician duties.
- Knowledge of the basic function of combat or transport aircraft, aerial delivery, and missions systems.
- Knowledge of flight and laboratory air vehicle/missile test equipment and test conduct, data analysis and associated truth sources, modeling and simulation, technical report preparation, and administrative aspects of flight test programs.
- Ability to plan and organize work and to coordinate with other engineering technicians and with project engineers
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Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship required. Must be of legal working age.