This position provides the following support to the Operational Flight Program (OFP) Combined Test Force (CTF) at Eglin AFB, FL.

• Provides support to F-15 Program Engineers during the planning, execution, and reporting phases of each OFP CTF developmental and operational test.
• Activities will include participation in test execution, data collection and reduction, data analysis, assessing systems effectiveness, and test reporting.
• Test support will include development of test objectives, priorities, development of test methods and detailed test procedures.
• Develops, maintains, and manages data tools to support the test team.
• Attend weekly test scheduling meetings.
• Coordinate F-15 flight test card reviews for signatures and approvals.
• Work with mission schedulers for mission submittal and day-to-day mission Change Requests.
• Conduct 1-2 test missions per week during test execution.
• Coordinate DT Support and Continuation Training Line test objective execution
• Maintain and manage program Problem Reports and flight test metrics (e.g. Bingo Charts).
• Coordinate with CTF Ops Analyst team to develop DOE/STAT plan and make sure applicable data is analyzed and reported.
• Manages databases and analytic functions to ensure robust, secure, and responsive data control and evaluation capability.

_At COLSA, people are our most valuable resource and centered at our core value. We invite you to unite your talents with opportunity and be a part of our “Family of Professionals!” Learn about our employee-centric culture and benefits here.  _

Required Skills Required Experience

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMBINATIONS IS REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 3 years of technical experience is required -OR- Associate’s degree in a technical discipline and 7 years of technical experience -OR- HS Diploma or Equivalent and 9 years technical experience.

• Must have experience in test design, data analysis, analytical studies and creating test plans/reports for flight test programs is required.
• Must have experience in flight test data collection, reduction, and analysis.
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Active SECRET clearance is required (investigation within the last five years). Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be a self-motivated expert able to take responsibility for identifying, organizing, coordinating, and executing necessary tasks leading to the successful accomplishment of assigned duties.
• Must have a demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of an integrated test team.
• Must be able to effectively communicate orally and possess technical writing skills to provide results to decision makers.

 PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of F-15 avionics/weapons development/Electronic Warfare systems, test and evaluation, and systems engineering.
• Statistics background with the ability to use statistics to determine the significance of differences detected during testing.
• Experience with databases.
• Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE).

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. COLSA Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.