Principal Hypersonic Flight Test Engineer

Principal Hypersonic Flight Test Engineer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company and a three-time Fortune Best Workplace®, Great Place to Work® certified, a Best Place for Working Parents®, and a seven-time Huntsville Best Places to Work® winner.

We're a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, DoW space, and civil space. At KODA, you'll find:

• Competitive pay & great benefits
• Career growth & professional development
• A culture of trust, integrity, and teamwork

The name KODA, meaning "allies," reflects our commitment to our people, our customers, and our community. Join us and build a career that matters!

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Principal Hypersonic Flight Test Engineer to support DoW-wide initiatives to rapidly mature and deliver critical hypersonic technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Customer in the development of Test Plans through the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) to include the identification of launch vehicles, experiments, and test ranges.
• Develop detailed test plans, Integrated Master Schedules, other test documentation as required and advise the customer on test readiness.
• Interface with government/prime contractor customers and range organizations
• Coordinate test venues, test resources, and participants across the DoD test community.
• Interpret pre-test link margin and range safety analysis for test awareness.
• Prepare supporting test execution products and coordinate analysis activities.
• Assess the technology level of candidate experiments, test vehicles, and launch vehicles and make recommendations to the customer.
• Assemble and lead test team(s), conduct test team training, and execute tests.

Requirments:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field.
• 15+ years of experience in flight test engineering and/or weapon system development that supports duties and responsibilities as described above
• Demonstrated ability to work independently from high-level guidance.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and support product development in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Strong technical communication and leadership skills
• Travel may be required to government test facilities, customer sites, and flight ranges, up to 20%

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with Department of Defense or national laboratory hypersonic programs
• Experience supporting a Test Director and/or supporting on-console operations
• Familiarity with digital engineering environments and model-based systems engineering (MBSE)
• Knowledge of flight safety, range operations, and mission assurance processes.

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship and Active Secret Clearance is required