F-22 Pilot Training System modernization and sustainment tasks: Determine new and experienced F-22 pilot training requirements for avionics, weapon and sensor upgrades, simulation improvements and related F-22 pilot training changes. Produce design documentation and user stories to support engineering processes.
Responsibilities:
Aid in Pilot Training System design and development efforts including support features such as the combat environment, visual system and instructor controls.
Plan, lead and execute F-22 Pilot Training System simulator scenarios to develop, integrate and test the simulation of new F-22 system capabilities.
Utilize F-22 flying experience to instruct other pilot SMEs and engineers in all aspects of F-22 systems operation and employment including air-to-air, air-to-ground, electronic attack, and other missions by developing and leading mission scenarios reflecting tactically relevant mission sets and incorporating the capabilities under development and test.
Develop Pilot Training System evaluation scenarios and criteria for user acceptance. Collaborate with engineers, program customers and pilot users to assess trainer performance and recommend improvements or corrections.
Field and aid resolution of USAF and Boeing inquires and concerns regarding F-22 PIlot Training System performance.
F-22 Flying Test Bed Test Director and cockpit operator tasks: Plan operationally relevant flight test profiles to integrate and evaluate new avionics capabilities including test asset and range requirements, flight planning, range scheduling, flight deck, test crew and scenario coordination and execution control.
Plan, lead and execute cockpit operations for F-22 test profiles to exercise and evaluate new capabilities and regression test existing capabilities.
F-22 Avionics System modernization and sustainment tasks: Aid in requirements definition, design, development, testing and performance analysis.
Field and aid understanding and resolution of USAF test pilot and Boeing engineer inquiries and concerns regarding avionics function and performance.
Aid in analysis of issues discovered during lab and flight test to determine if a design or implementation problem exists and estimate defect severity and mission impact.
F-22 Pilot SME tasks: Develop and present courseware on new F-22 Avionics design and operation to Developmental Test, Operational Test and Formal Training Unit pilots/SMEs/engineers.
Field inquiries on F-22 avionics system design, operation and performance from Test, Operational and Formal Training Unit Instructor pilots.
5th Gen fighter SME and operations analysis tasks: Utilize F-22 operational and test knowledge and experience to lead planning, development, execution and assessment of Internal and Contracted Research and Design experiments to evaluate new weapon system required capabilities, utility and effectiveness in current and future tactical mission sets.
Recommend and aid design of improvements to the simulation environment to improve fidelity and utility for future capability simulation.
Assist other Boeing aircraft, weapon and sensor program development tasks: User stories, capability / gap assessments, system requirements, system design and development, laboratory and flight test scenarios and operational analysis.
Qualifications
Typical Education / Experience:
Level 5 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's 14 or more years' experience, Master's with 12 or more years' experience or PhD with 9 or more years' experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Other Related Skills / Attributes:
The selected applicant will be a member of a high-performing, collaborative team and must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic, time-management, and interpersonal skills. This team will be modeling the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) approach to support all aspects of product development.
Minimum of 500 hours of F-22 flying experience (Required).
F-22 Operational and/or Developmental Test assignment / flight experience (Operational Test preferred). (Required)
USAF or USN Weapons School Graduate (F-22 preferred) (Required)
Formal Training Unit assignment / flying experience (F-22 preferred) (Required)
Minimum of 10 years fighter pilot experience in the F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-18C, F-18E/F, F-22 or F-35. (Required)
Instructor Pilot and mission commander qualified – Current within the last 3 years. (Required)
Must be willing to meet work assignment/travel requirements:
The selected applicant will need to be willing to travel on Domestic Temporary Assignment (DTA) for up to 12 months to Seattle for knowledge transfer from existing program engineers.
This position requires an active (or ability to obtain) U.S. Security Clearance, for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
Please ensure current clearance level is stated clearly on your resume.
This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.
General Competencies:
Collaboration
Decision Making
Customer Focus
Communication
Systems Thinking
Technical competencies:
Analytical Skills
Integrated Systems
Test Program Design
Travel
Yes, 50 % of the Time
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