Principal Engineer for Hypersonics

Astrion•Arnold AFB, TN

5d•$150,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff (Principal) Engineer, supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. This subject matter expert will serve as a senior technical advisor to an integrated team responsible for design, construction, installation, commissioning, and operation of a new hypersonics ground test facility in support of the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts. Open to external candidates. The selected candidate for this requisition must be available to work any shift to support test needs as mission requires. The Senior Staff Engineer hired into this role will function as senior technical advisor to an operations and asset sustainment team to coordinate with multiple departments and contractors to support the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of a new ATF hypersonic ground test facility at Arnold AFB, TN. The Senior Staff Engineer will provide input to fully staffing engineering, craft supervision and craft for operation of the facility. The team would be responsible for design reviews, creating statements of work, inspections, input into the installation of systems, work instruction creation/review, system safety hazard analysis creation/review, and/or facility integrated test plan creation and execution and other duties as needed. It is an important aspect of this role to engage and facilitate engagement with personnel across other mission areas in seeking technical solutions. The selected candidate will be responsible for representing BNH in discussions with or presentations to clients, management, test customers, and senior technical personnel, thus, comfort in verbal presentations and ability to explain highly technical approaches to a broad audience is critical.

Requirements

BS degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 15 years’ post degree engineering experience in ground test facilities’ operation
Technical expertise in operating and maintaining high temperature laboratory type facilities
Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network
Due to Air Force Security requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required for employment at AEDC

Nice To Haves

Obtained qualification as Test Operations Engineer in at least one applicable facility
Experience/ Examples in successfully leading special assigned efforts such as mishap investigations, large project design reviews; developed or led teams developing unique operational approaches/ equipment for ground testing; been a member or chaired a technical society or code committee/sub-committee
Ability to relate engineering practice to industrial and regulatory standards and design criteria in engineering or scientific discipline
Experience in writing/ leading development of work instructions and hazard analyses for complex operations
Examples of skill in oral and written communication, particularly in making complex technical issues understandable to an audience that may not have the same level of technical background
A professional license in an appropriate discipline from a recognized engineering licensing board
Active Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Provide technical advice on test operations and facility assets sustainment
Provide leadership and technical advice in testing and sustainment processes
Conduct reviews of technical work and help develop technical capability and rigor
Serve as configuration manager for systems assets hierarchy including coordinating change requests and reviewing/approving Asset Condition Assessments, encouraging commonality across all test operations
Promote interaction with asset health assurance branch to advance use of Reliability Centered and Condition Based Maintenance practices
Provide technical oversight support to capital investment, maintenance, and test projects through engineering reviews and analyses of alternative approaches
Once the facility is completed, the Senior Staff Engineer will support the TOE’s in the operations, maintenance, and system engineering role after activation of the test bed systems is completed.
Providing technical support to planning, design, fabrication, procurement, installation and check outs
Provide strategic and tactical planning, gap identification and solution recommendations to meet current and future test and facility sustainment needs
Exemplifies the company core value and covenant of safety in all aspects of job including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with company policy
It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy
Performs other related duties as required