Location: Eglin Afb,FL, USA
**Check out this NEW Opportunity with Axient!**
Axient is seeking an **Instrumentation Systems Engineer** to support our customer at the **896th Test Support Squadron** in Eglin AFB, FL. This role involves providing expert supporting in designing, implementing, installing, and maintaining instrumentation and small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The selected candidate will support defining instrumentation requirements for tests, evaluating their utility, and ensuring that instrumentation packages meet specified requirements.
**What you will do...**
+ Conduct detailed engineering analysis for test data requirements of a system to be tested.
+ Determine the most suitable method of measuring the required phenomena.
+ Design suitable sensor configurations, data systems, camera installations, etc.
+ Arrange for the fabrication of special devices.
+ Prepare modification proposal packages.
+ Ensure that planned modifications are technically correct.
+ Prepare technical procedures and directives to ensure proper operation of instrumentation systems.
+ Research local supply sources for availability of basic subsystems and components.
+ Prepare letters of instruction to other units specifying the engineering and fabrication support necessary to produce in-house hardware.
+ Advise on availability of useful commercially available items.
+ Coordinate and monitor system hardware preparation to ensure activities are completed on time, are compatible with, and are fully integrated into a complete and functional system. Install test instrumentation systems on test aircraft and weapon systems.
+ Monitor the progress of project instrumentation support quality of service rendered and data produced, and compliance with time and cost schedules sometimes in unfavorable climatic conditions.
+ Review airborne instrumentation systems, technical plans and documentation to ensure technical adequacy and required coordination.
+ Manage, use, and deconflict onboard systems and subsystems required to conduct flight operations.
+ Provide technical advice and guidance on electronic systems to other project personnel.
+ Provide inputs to cost estimates for instrumentation efforts.
+ Provide inputs on the integration of avionics systems on board weapons systems.
+ Attend test planning meetings and TIMs to define test instrumentation and data acquisition system development.
+ Provide technical advice in order to conduct EO/IR defensive systems tests.
**Skills you will need...**
+ A **Master's degree** in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and **10+ years** of relevant experience.
+ **OR** a **Bachelor's degree** in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and **8+ years** of relevant experience.
+ Ability to coordinate complex projects and meet deadlines in dynamic environments.
+ Excellednt technical writing and communicataions skills.
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**Job ID** _2024-6028_
**Category** _Engineering - Systems | Integration_
**# of Openings** _1_
**Location : Location** _US-FL-Eglin AFB_
**Type** _Regular, Part-Time 30HR_
**Minimum Education Requirement** _Master's_
**Minimum Experience Requirement, Years** _10_
**Clearance Requirement** _Secret_