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Engineer Role

You can stretch the limits of today’s most exceptional military aircraft without being in uniform at Edwards Air Force Base. Our engineers are definitely a breed apart. They roll up their sleeves and immerse themselves in hard-core engineering. Do and see things that most engineers will never experience in a lifetime. The Flight Test Engineer at Edwards Air Force Base works directly with today’s most advanced aircraft weapon systems, including both manned and unmanned systems. Make defense aircraft beg for mercy, by testing them to the very edge of their flight capabilities and beyond.

 

Job Roles

We hire new college grads and experienced professionals from a wide spectrum of disciplines and degree areas. Our most sought-after categories are listed below. Once you’re hired, we’ll provide everything you need to succeed:

Training

Mentoring

Skill development

Responsibility

Unique challenges years ahead of the private sector and only found at Edwards AFB

Positions require U.S. citizenship.

 

Aerospace Engineer

Be involved in all facets of laboratory, ground and flight testing/evaluation for both manned and unmanned aircraft, as well as for key weapons systems. Technical areas include the list below and much more:

  • Weapons integration (gravity, guided/GPS, air-to-ground, air-to-air)
  • Navigation
  • Mission data systems
  • Propulsion
  • Flying qualities
  • Flight control
  • Aircraft performance
  • Aircraft structures

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Our engineers are actively engaged in planning, conducting, and reporting on the test and evaluation activities (laboratory, ground and flight) of manned and unmanned aircraft and weapons systems. You may find yourself involved in the technologies in any number of areas:

Telemetry

Instrumentation and Measurement Sciences

Electro-optical sensors

Communication/navigation/identification (CNI)

Network centric operations (NCO)

Collision avoidance systems

Radar

Terrain following systems

Weapons integration

Low observable (LO) systems

Battle management systems

Electronic warfare

Defensive management systems

 

 

Mechanical Engineering

Get ready to impact advanced areas such as: weapons integration (gravity, guided/GPS, air-to-ground, air-to-air), telemetry, instrumentation and measurement sciences, mission data systems, aircraft subsystems and other projects. As a Mechanical Engineer, you will work on manned and unmanned aircraft and on designated weapons systems. Your role will encompass the full process of laboratory, ground and flight testing/evaluation