Beyond New Horizons · 11 hours ago
Principal Engineer for Hypersonics
Arnold AFB, TN, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $220K/yr
15+ years expBeyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Engineer, supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, TN. The Senior Staff Engineer will serve as a senior technical advisor responsible for the design, construction, installation, and operation of a new hypersonics ground test facility, coordinating with multiple departments and contractors.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Continuing education assistance
Multiple healthcare benefits packages
401K with employer matching
Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule
Company
Beyond New Horizons
Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture led by Engineering Research and Consulting (ERC) now doing business as Astrion Group (Astrion), in partnership with Fluor Corporation.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase