Job Title: Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer                        

Location: Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: X – Aviation Services

Function/Branch: Engineering/ID&C Branch

Directorate: Engineering & Tech Support

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time        

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: L06 (XA0605) – L07 (XA0705)

Salary Range: L06: $71,000 – $92,000; L07: $76,000 - $108,000 / year

Overview:

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer supporting TOS II, at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, TN. The ID&C Engineer will work as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining the United States Air Force Test Operations efforts at AEDC.

This position requires occasional scheduled extended hours and/or weekend work to meet critical contractual requirements and occasional unscheduled night or weekend support in emergency situations.            

Job Summary:

The individual hired for this position will function as an Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer supporting test operations, system/maintenance engineering, and design engineering for systems used across the Propulsion Wind Tunnel (PWT) and von Kármán Gas Dynamics (VKF) facilities, ensuring reliable data acquisition spanning transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic (up to Mach 10) regimes. Your work will directly enable the successful evaluation of large-scale aircraft, space launch vehicles, and high-speed missiles utilizing cutting-edge diagnostic technologies such as Captive Trajectory Support (CTS) and Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP). Core responsibilities of this role include providing engineering support for any combination of the listed types of systems:

• Instrumentation and data acquisition systems used to make complex and highly accurate physical measurements of parameters associated with the article under test and/or the test facility
• Motion control systems for precision positioning of the test article in the test environment
• Facility and process control systems to control the test article and supplementary systems
• Plant process control systems to measure and ensure delivery of specified test conditions by implementing closed loop control of complex systems of motors, valves, compressors, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc.

Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer will apply theoretical concepts and equations of electronics, signal processing, motion, control theory, and various software and computer skills in fulfilling the listed job duties.

This Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer position will be deployed to the Flight Systems Test Facilities; however, ID&C Engineers may be reassigned to other areas based on workload demands and mission needs. ID&C engineers may also support multiple test areas/facilities as required.

Job Duties:

Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Engineer at AEDC are critical of the execution of the test mission.  Specifically, duties for this entry-level position include:

• Perform work, generally within Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, and/or Control System Engineering, which involves the preparation, interpretation or review of calculations, specifications, plans, investigations, surveys, structures, systems or equipment with relatively few complex features.
• Participate in one or more of the following:
• Application and support of ID&C systems in preparation for and during active ground test operations.
• System troubleshooting and return-to-service
• Development of system requirements
• Preparation of specifications and design calculations
• ID&C System design, development, lifecycle system engineering and/or system application and maintenance.
• System design, including concept sketches and layouts
• Automated Control and Human Machine Interface (HMI) Software Development
• Preparing designs, drawings and data under supervision of more experienced engineering staff
• Preparation of engineering studies and reports
• Preparation of material quantity estimates
• Uses computer aided design/computer aided engineering (CAD/CAE) tools
• System Verification and Validation Test Development/Execution
• Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering methods, techniques, procedures and criteria, under the mentorship of senior engineering staff.
• Perform assignments, which have clear and specific objectives and require the investigation of a limited number of variables for ID&C Engineering; supports the use of common work processes and procedures within assigned function across the TOS contract.
• Draft letters for replies to vendor correspondence.
• Monitor and meet applicable work schedules.
• Review design documents of equipment manufacturers or subcontractors of a low to moderate degree of complexity and prepare comments and recommendations.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree focusing on Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics or other related engineering
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD secret or higher-level security clearance
• Developmental experience such as internships, co-op assignments, senior/capstone projects, prior work experience, etc. in one or more of the following:
  • Transducers, sensors, electrical circuits, signal processing, and data acquisition systems used to measure temperature, pressure, force, flow, acceleration, vibration, and other physical phenomena common to aerospace systems testing.
  • Control system theory and design concepts such as Controls Strategy and Algorithm Development, Math Modeling/Simulations, Calibration, Motion Controls, Process Controls, Process Instrumentation, Sequencing Systems, Stability & Control, Servomechanisms, Systems Safety, Networks & Field Busses, Control System Optimization, Learning and Rule-based Systems
• Excellent communication and team interaction skills.
• Mathematical or computer expertise or a combination of the same.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are:

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer). 

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work.

L06: $71,000 - $92,000; L07: $76,000 - $108,000 / year at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. 

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.