Propulsion System/Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

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Job Title: Specialist, Propulsion System / Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

Job ID: 38690

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Propulsion / Instrumentation and Controls Engineers

Responsible for the integration of instrumentation, data acquisition, and controls for testing solid fuel and liquid propulsion systems ensuring the test instrumentation meets testing programs quality, schedule, and cost objectives.

This role will require support of system design activities for test and integration of COTS-based control systems from the system design phase through development, documentation, installation and commissioning of complete systems. These systems are required for control room operation and data collection of solid and liquid rocket, ramjet / scramjet, aerothermal, and/or component tests.

Additionally the role will require knowledge of various instrumentation and control hardware for developing, planning, and implementing system test procedures for delivering customer data for production and development programs. Maintaining and supporting calibration processes for facility instrumentation and equipment for development and production programs is also an essential role of this position.

Expected to advise test engineering team members of instrumentation and data acquisition system requirements and capabilities. As part of a larger managed project team, will need to work with little supervision.

Trouble shooting and problem solving is essential in this role. You must have a passion for learning and understanding complex issues of instrumentation and controls systems. Will need to be able to resolve issues while working with custom equipment that may need to be designed out and replaced. Continuous improvement of operations through innovation is paramount.

Will need to communicate with multiple customers, vendors, and colleagues across the business and industry to fulfil project requirements, operational targets, and customer deliverables.

Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.

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