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%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EV-22 Flight Test Engineer (NAS Patuxent River, MD)%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3EWe’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3EBell Flight is seeking a Flight Test Engineer (FTE) to support the testing and development of product improvements for USMC %26amp; USN V-22 tiltrotor aircraft at Patuxent River Naval Air Station located at Patuxent River, Maryland.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Bring your experience and ideas and help us design and build critical solutions across a fleet of test aircraft to quantify a myriad of engineering phenomena including propulsion, structural dynamics, aerodynamics, and more.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EFlight Test Engineer%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3EAs a Flight Test Engineer, you%26nbsp;will%26nbsp;be a vital part of an Integrated Product Team (IPT) by monitoring flight and ground test activities through on-site telemetry systems and performing post-test analysis to meet program and customer defined requirements.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;You will%26nbsp;be working in a small team environment to support test operations by planning and executing multiple projects within established flight test guidelines to achieve safe flight operations.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Those projects will require coordination between the V-22 Test Team, the NAVAIR Customer, and Bell in Fort Worth, Texas.%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Lastly, you will be able to hone your technical and analytical abilities on significant engineering problems, all while gaining experience in leadership and communication.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EWhat you’ll be doing as a Flight Test Engineer:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3EAs a Flight Test Engineer, you will work with test directors, discipline engineers, instrumentation technicians, and test pilots to define system requirements and hardware/software implementation strategies for aircraft telemeter parameters for real-time data monitoring and collection for post-test analysis.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3ELead a portion of the flight test team for experimental tiltrotor aircraft, requiring teamwork and collaborative problem solving in a multi-team environment with direct customer contact.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle%22 style=%22mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:7.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:115%;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3E %26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3EPlan and conduct tiltrotor aircraft flight tests using real-time telemetry data monitoring for safety-of-flight and safety-of-test parameters during test flights.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle%22 style=%22line-height:normal;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3EParticipate in higher-level test planning and scheduling activities.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle%22 style=%22line-height:normal;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3ECoordinate experimental aircraft evaluations including configuration changes, flight scheduling, maintenance requirements, and other events.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle%22 style=%22line-height:normal;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:7.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3E %3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3ECoordinate with team members, cognizant design %26amp; analysis engineers, and NAVAIR.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle%22 style=%22line-height:normal;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3EReview and understand all related procedures, processes, and best practices.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoListParagraphCxSpLast%22 style=%22line-height:normal;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E•%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-bidi-font-family:Aptos;mso-fareast-font-family:Aptos;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp; %3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3ESupport new aircraft and technology development as well as proprietary analytical tools and applications.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E
%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22background-color:white;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EWhat you need to be successful:%26nbsp;%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;5+ years of experience in experimental test, evaluation, and risk management.%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.%26nbsp;%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Ability to obtain Active Secret Clearance.%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Experience with FAA and/or military certification processes.%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Ability to obtain an FAA Class III FAA Medical Certificate.%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Private or Commercial Pilot License is preferred.%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Travel up to 20% of the time, as needed, to support short term (up to two months) off-site assignments.%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22background-color:white;line-height:normal;margin-bottom:9.0pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:middle;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-fareast-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EWhat we offer you in return:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO)%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;120 hours Vacation time%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;12-13 paid holidays per year%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;6 weeks parental leave%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Tuition reimbursement%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Competitive salary%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Comprehensive health insurance%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Access to more than 11 Employee Resource Groups%3Cbr%3E•%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;And so much more%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIt’s time to make your mark on the future of aviation. Join us on this mission, and let’s make history together.%26nbsp;%3Cbr%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E
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