Job Description:

Our Tactical Data Links (TDL) Test Flight (TGBC) is searching for a Junior Test Engineer with computer systems, radio frequency and/or data link knowledge to join the United States Air Force’s premier TDL Developmental Test (DT) Team.  

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment and being on the cutting edge of innovative communications technology, this is the place for you. We provide opportunities to learn and grow, ranging from on-the-job training with other team members to in-house courses for unique technology areas. 

We realize that no one will possess all the qualifications listed below. We are looking for people that have a strong engineering or computer science background and have the drive and motivation to learn all other required/preferred areas.  Position responsibilities can span from assisting a team lead as a team member to leading a project. 

This position provides support to the 46 Test Squadron/TGBC at Eglin AFB in office work and travel to locations within the continental United States. This is NOT a remote position.  This support includes the following:  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform as a member of the Air Force’s premiere developmental test team. Assist senior test engineers with planning and conduct of initial and regression developmental testing. Assist senior test engineers with authoring, reviewing and editing program documentation, including test plans, concepts of operations, test cards, data-analysis plans and formal reports. Assist test teams with designing test architectures for systems undergoing testing, to include test assets, support assets, lab requirements and data storage/retrieval schemes. Apply engineering principles to all aspects of support to systems undergoing testing and the analysis of data collected during test events. Assist senior test engineers with developing and presenting briefings to test community personnel and program office leadership on developmental testing/reporting activities associated with systems under test. Meet stringent guidelines and timelines as defined by program-office leadership when producing test-related artifacts. Identify areas for improvement and recommend technical solutions required to meet assigned tasks. Conduct technical research, testing and reporting of emerging technological systems affecting the performance of test programs. Review Technical documentation to gather data on which systems will be designed and supported. Utilize software tools to conduct in-depth data reduction and analysis which will be used to inform leadership of program activities pursuant to established objectives and technical performance criteria. Travel to various sites to participate in planning, execution, data analysis, report generation, etc., of program-related activities. Attends meetings as necessary to provide briefings, information, and recommendations. Support any additional test activities as assigned by TGBC leadership.

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