Test Engineer III (Aerospace)

Location: Hagerstown, MD, United States; in-office work required. Work may take place in an office, laboratory, hangar, or offsite environment, with occasional travel.

Estimated starting salary: $103,565.21–$142,402.17 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops aerospace, national security, command and control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection, and security solutions for government, commercial, and international customers.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain flight test plans, procedures, reports, schedules, strategies, risk analyses, and resource plans.
• Execute developmental, qualification, ground, and flight testing for aircraft mission systems and avionics.
• Operate RF and electronic test equipment, including spectrum and network analyzers, multimeters, data acquisition units, transducers, and accelerometers.
• Support aircraft integration, subsystem checkout, test readiness and safety reviews, anomaly investigation, resolution, and post-test data analysis.
• Coordinate with systems engineering, avionics, software, and program management to meet technical, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior test engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field; a higher relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• At least 6 years of aerospace or defense test engineering experience.
• Advanced knowledge of test and evaluation principles, methodologies, and engineering practices.
• Experience in multidisciplinary design and development teams and in planning, conducting, and documenting Verification and Validation activities.
• Ability to read schematics, use service manuals, follow test procedures, and apply logical troubleshooting techniques.
• FAA Class III Medical Certification is required; candidates without current certification must obtain it before hire. Ability to complete Altitude Chamber training and qualification is also required.
• Hands-on experience with RF and electronic test equipment and experience developing and executing ground and flight test plans and procedures.
• Strong requirements management experience, including derivation, traceability, verification, and selloff.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills, plus familiarity with aircraft avionics systems, architectures, and integration.
• Active United States Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required for employment, and candidates must be able to obtain Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Department of Defense programs, ISR platforms, missionized aircraft, FAA certification, or military certification efforts.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD and aerospace standards such as DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-461.
• Knowledge of requirements management tools such as DOORS or Jama.
• Prior lead test or integration IPT experience.
• Familiarity with product and quality assurance principles and product non-conformance generation and disposition.
• Experience with manual and automated testing equipment, standards, and methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, in-office role supporting aerospace and national security missions.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; and a 401(k) with a 150% match up to 6%.
• Three weeks of paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Work requires extended computer use and regularly lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Employment decisions are made without discrimination, including on the basis of protected veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

Hiring process

• The posting will remain open for at least 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to the required security clearance and related eligibility determination.