Senior Test Engineer & Manager

• You're passionate about shaping the future of aerospace and national defense through innovation.
• You excel at balancing creativity with disciplined safety practices.
• You are energized by working with diverse teams-from small business innovators to senior Air Force engineers.
• You thrive in environments with ambiguity, evolving requirements, and rapid iteration.
• You are a strong, empathetic communicator who adjusts your guidance based on the experience level of each test team.
• You take pride in continuous improvement, process optimization, and finding smarter ways to work.
• You want to make a meaningful impact by enabling technologies that will directly benefit Airmen and Guardians in the field.

• Plan, coordinate, schedule, and execute ground and flight tests for a wide range of emerging aerospace systems.
• Manage and oversee multiple test programs simultaneously-each at different stages of planning, approval, execution, and reporting.
• Guide SBIRfunded startups and small businesses through test plan development, refinement, safety reviews, and Air Force approval processes.
• Assess each team's level of test experience and tailor your mentorship accordingly-ranging from handson coaching to high-level technical guidance.
• Develop and submit test documentation including test plans, safety packages, briefings, technical review materials, and flight approval artifacts.
• Obtain test approvals through AFRL, military test ranges, test organizations, and other Air Force stakeholders.
• Advise companies on ground and flight test methodologies, data collection strategies, and best practices for test discipline.
• Analyze, interpret, and report on test results for systems such as sUAS, counterUAS, electric aircraft, autonomous payloads, navigation and sensor packages, airspace monitoring systems, and related technologies.
• Utilize Microsoft SharePoint, Power Automate, and Power BI to automate test program tracking, build workflows, and provide reporting dashboards.
• Collaborate with a broad stakeholder network including AFRL Operations, AFRL Safety, AFWERX Compliance, AF Technical Points of Contact, test ranges, cybersecurity SMEs, spectrum management, contracting officers, and environmental experts.
• Drive continuous improvement of AFWERX test processes, tools, documentation standards, and automation methods.
• Serve as a senior technical leader while also performing hands-on engineering tasks - writing plans, conducting reviews, creating briefings, and directly supporting test execution.

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active Secret clearance, with ability to obtain TS after hiring.
• BS and MS in engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of test engineering or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading or conducting complex flight testing.
• Experience developing and reviewing test plans, safety documentation, and approval packages.
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Power Automate, and Power BI for workflow and dashboard development.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse partners, from startup teams to Air Force safety authorities.

• Graduate of a military test pilot school or equivalent structured test program.
• Certifications or formal training in Power BI and Power Automate.
• Experience applying artificial intelligence or autonomy in aerospace testing or data analysis.
• Familiarity with test data systems such as telemetry, flight recording systems, sensor packages, geofencing tools, flight termination systems, and digital test card workflows

• Travel up to approximately 15% may be required.
• This role requires strong adaptability, selfmotivation, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in an innovationdriven environment

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  Values:
  
  
  
  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com