Experimental Test Technical Specialist 3 | Level 5 Engineer
Onsite in Savannah, Georgia
Lead the Testing Behind Complex Aircraft Engineering Decisions
Bring your depth of experimental test experience to a Level 5 engineering opportunity where you’ll lead complex testing, solve challenging technical problems, and help advance how experimental testing is performed at Gulfstream.
You’ll translate engineering requirements into test strategies, hardware, instrumentation, procedures, and data while providing technical direction to engineers and technicians. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on experimental test expertise with the technical leadership, independence, and judgment expected at this level.
Your Opportunity
As an Experimental Test Technical Specialist 3, a Level 5 engineering position, you will lead complex engineering test projects involving mechanical, structural, materials, and environmental testing.
You’ll take engineering requirements from concept through test execution and results, determining appropriate test approaches, procedures, hardware, instrumentation, and data requirements. You’ll make technical decisions and recommendations, provide direction to engineering customers, and apply broad expertise or specialized knowledge to challenges requiring advanced engineering solutions.
Beyond individual test programs, you’ll help strengthen experimental testing by developing standards and guidance, mentoring engineers and technicians, and identifying strategic improvements to laboratory methods and processes.
Why Gulfstream
Experimental testing puts you where engineering requirements meet physical validation. At Gulfstream, you’ll apply your expertise to technically challenging work supporting the research, design, development, service, and manufacture of Gulfstream aircraft.
You’ll work across disciplines, interact directly with engineering customers, and use independent judgment to investigate difficult problems, develop improved approaches, and help advance experimental test capability.
What You Will Do
- Lead experimental test projects of major complexity within established scope.
- Translate engineering requirements into test concepts, designs, procedures, hardware selections, instrumentation, and data requirements.
- Develop test plans, procedures, reports, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and other technical documentation.
- Apply advanced engineering principles and specialized expertise to mechanical, structural, materials, and environmental testing challenges.
- Make technical decisions and recommendations that have an important impact on broader engineering activities.
- Work directly with engineering customers to define testing needs and provide technical direction.
- Develop improved test methods, procedures, standards, and practices to optimize technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Train, mentor, and provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians while promoting safe and effective test practices.
What Success Looks Like
- You translate complex engineering requirements into clear, safe, and technically sound test approaches.
- You apply independent judgment and deep technical expertise to problems where established engineering precedents may be limited.
- You communicate test requirements, technical findings, and recommendations clearly to engineering customers and technical teams.
- You lead technical work effectively and provide meaningful guidance to engineers and technicians.
- You identify and develop strategic improvements that strengthen laboratory methods and experimental test practices.
What You Will Bring
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related curriculum applicable to the position, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- 13 years of experience in a specific technical discipline or 15 years of broad engineering experience across several technical disciplines with a bachelor’s degree.
- Experience translating engineering requirements into test concepts, designs, procedures, hardware selections, and data requirements for mechanical, structural, materials, and/or environmental testing.
- Strong understanding of test safety and experience developing test plans, procedures, reports, SOPs, and work instructions.
- Strong communication and customer coordination skills, including the ability to train, mentor, and provide technical guidance to less-experienced engineers and technicians.
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability through education-based assignments and/or prior work experience.
- Demonstrated initiative in developing strategic improvements to improve the business.
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related Microsoft Office applications.
- Successful experience working with external engineering customers and providing technical direction.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Experience credit will be considered for related advanced degrees, limited to 2 years for a master’s degree and 4 years for a PhD in fields applicable to the position.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Engineering or a related curriculum.
- Previous experience in an experimental test laboratory or aerospace test environment involving mechanical, structural, materials, and/or environmental testing.
- Experience with MTS and/or MOOG test and control systems, including servo-hydraulic or electromechanical test equipment.
- Experience with environmental test equipment and RTCA DO-160 test methods and requirements.
- Familiarity with industry standards related to calibration.
- Experience with LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, or similar PC-based programming languages, including incorporation with data acquisition.
- Experience with serial communication protocols such as Modbus.
- Experience with industrial controls, process and instrumentation drawings, programmable logic controller (PLC) programming, electronic circuits, software integration, and electrical hardware.
- Ability to develop, interpret, and troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and control-system drawings and schematics.
- Experience developing, modifying, qualifying, or integrating custom transducers, instrumentation, controls, data acquisition systems, and specialized test equipment.
- Experience with instrumentation and measurement systems, including strain gauges, load cells, displacement transducers, pressure transducers, accelerometers, thermocouples, and signal conditioning.
- Experience with equipment qualification or familiarization, test fixture design, load paths, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, PLC-based controls, and hardware/software integration.
- Experience training and monitoring technicians performing mechanical testing and mentoring engineers in safe and effective test practices.
Apply Now
If you're ready to make an impact and help shape the future of business aviation, we invite you to apply. Join a team where your contributions help fulfill Gulfstream's mission to create and deliver the world's finest aviation experience.
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related curriculum applicable to the respective job position required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 13 yrs specific technical discipline or 15 yrs broad eng experience in several technical disciplines with Bachelors. Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters and 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.
Position Purpose:
Works on engineering projects containing critical problems, the solution of which requires major technological advances and extensive related development
Job Description
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for an entire engineering project of major complexity within established scope .
- Makes technical decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact on extensive engineering activities .
- Applies advanced technical principles, theories and concepts based on broad expertise or unique specialized knowledge .
- Leads the development of innovative principles and ideas .
- Acts independently to determine improved methods and/or procedures to optimize technical product, cost and schedule requirements .
- Works under consultative direction; uses independent judgment to accomplish objectives .
- Develops standards and guides for diverse engineering activities .
- Conceives and plans investigation of broad areas of importance for which engineering precedents are lacking in areas critical to the program .
Perform other duties as assigned.
Other Requirements:
- Advanced degree in engineering or related curriculum preferred.
- The level of technical skill and abilities appropriate for this grade will be established by each discipline.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information
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