Lead Engineer, Transonic and Supersonic Wind Tunnel

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Scientific Research Corporation

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1988

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧘 Wellness

Healthcare Insurance • Insurance • Wellness

Scientific Research Corporation is a provider of health insurance solutions, offering a wide range of plans including medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision coverage. They cater to individuals, families, and businesses, providing flexible group insurance plans. Additionally, they support members with health and wellness resources, and facilitate access to employee assistance programs and Medicare options.

📋 Description

• Provide comprehensive technical oversight for the design, integration, operation, and maintenance of new and existing large-scale transonic and supersonic ground test capabilities • Provide Technical Oversight & Contractor Evaluation • Overseeing the design-build prime contractor’s design and execution of a wind tunnel test capability • Providing critical feedback and strategic guidance to the contractor to ensure designs align with government safety, reliability, and performance requirements • Leveraging deep expertise of wind tunnel design, operations, and test planning to identify, manage, and communicate technical risk • Representing the government program office in various technical meetings and reviews • Conducting detailed technical reviews of contractor-developed designs, drawings, specifications, and analyses • Validating contractor technical findings and coordinating with external SMEs to assess risk • Leading and contributing to safety reviews and audits • Contributing to programmatic planning by developing Statements of Work (SOW) and facility requirement documentation • Reporting and translating complex project data into decision-ready insights; leading executive briefings to present technical summaries and risk assessments

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 10+ years of experience in the aerospace or defense industry • Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, and/or modernization of large-scale Test and Evaluation (T&E) facilities such as wind tunnels, arc jets, rocket stands, turbine cells, etc. • Proven ability to conduct comprehensive technical reviews and assessments, resolve complex technical issues, and oversee project phases from initial design through closeout • Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex engineering data into decision-ready briefings for government and contractor stakeholders • Proven tactical project management skills with a demonstrated ability to drive accountability, manage action plans, and maintain project momentum • Experience integrating complex systems • Knowledge of engineering principles related to mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 suite of software • Must possess an active SECRET security clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans • 401(k) with a company match • life insurance • vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually • 11 paid holidays • tuition reimbursement • work environment that encourages excellence

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