Sr. Engineer/WAKE
Sr. Engineer/WAKE
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Title:
Sr. Engineer/WAKESr. Engineer/WAKE
KBR Inc. located in Cambridge MA has an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to support the wake turbulence work. KBR Inc. supports the U.S. Department of Transportations Volpe Center in managing and collecting data for wake turbulence in a complex field network combination of wake sensors (Vortex SODARS pulsed LIDARS) weather sensors (TEMP Profiler SONIC nemometers) aircraft event sensors (laser rangefinders pressure transducers) aircraft identification sensor (Mode S squitter receiver ADSB receivers) and communications networks. The work supports the FAAs Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Our work helps the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) improve safety alleviate air traffic congestion and mitigate environmental impacts. The selected candidate will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team operating in an agile and fast paced environment and utilizing stateoftheart technologies.
Responsibilities
The selected candidate could provide support in the following areas:
Support activities at Aviation Weather Research Facility (AWRF) on Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) (AWRF/JBCC)
Conduct tests and collect data for analysis
Provide expertise in general and specialized analytical techniques to test and evaluate test data
Potentially travel to standards and/or government meetings
Required Qualifications
5 years of experience
Experience with FAA initiatives related to wake turbulence
Experience working with vendors
Understanding of the various wake turbulence sensors
Experience with wake turbulence modeling and simulation
Desired Qualifications
Knowledge of FAA wake turbulence work
Belong Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
