Job Description
Insight Global is looking for an Aero-Performance Data Engineer to support one of our largest federal aerospace customers in Cleveland, Ohio. The Aero-Performance Data Engineer is responsible for the integrity of the overall data acquisition process and works closely with the test customer, electrical and instrumentation engineers, and computer programmers to ensure that high quality data is being collected and delivered. They will be working in the test facilities and programming/manipulating data.
Daily Responsibilities:
* Provide technical expertise to the users of the ground test facilities in planning test projects to ensure proper match of facility requirements with capabilities, balance of resources, and integration of schedules.
* Work with the test customer to understand data requirements and measurement needs (including accuracies, instrumentation requirements and performance calculations).
* Act as liaison between the test customer, electrical/instrumentation engineers, and the data acquisition system programmer.
* Work with the test customer in the development of requirements for the data acquisition and analysis software then with the programmer to implement the requirements into the data collection and analysis software.
* Prepare specifications and purchase requisitions for facility hardware.
* Develop presentations to present at design reviews, safety reviews, and other technical forums.
* Conduct design of experiments and experimental error analyses.
* Conduct calibrations and characterizations of test facilities (e.g., wind tunnel set point calibration, in-situ instrument calibration, flow quality characterization).
Additional duties:
* Work directly with the electrical test engineers and technicians to ensure that the data systems are properly configured, and that all instrumentation is functioning properly.
* Develop code for data acquisition and analysis of test data. Develop on-line data displays (graphical and tabular) for use in data visualization, analysis and troubleshooting during testing. Support development of more complex code in collaboration with data acquisition system programmers.
* Development of detailed project plan and project schedule, task list, duration estimates, and assignment of resources relevant to data acquisition, programming, and instrumentation needs.
* Support large- and small-scale aerospace ground testing projects, including involvement of system and hardware installation, measurement and data requirements, data analysis, instrumentation specifications, and final report generation.
* Test projects cover a wide variety of test types in many facilities including wind tunnels, air-breathing engine and engine component facilities, acoustic chambers, space propulsion (chemical and electrical) and space environment chambers (including cryogenic applications).
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering or 5+ years in an Aerospace environment
o Need to understand the concepts being tested (aircraft performance, air-breathing engine performance, fluid dynamics
- Knowledge of aerospace ground testing and facility operations.
- Understanding of mechanical test systems:
o Hydraulics, high vacuum, pneumatics, fluid mechanics, fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, and mechanical design.
- Knowledge of electronic test systems:
o Data acquisition, sensors, and signal conditioning.
- Programming skills (C++, C, Fortran, MATLAB®).
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Test engineering experience
- Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering
- Project Management
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.