2025 Entry Level - Instrumentation Engineer

Textron - Wichita, KS

Full-time - Entry Level

Wichita, KS

5,001-10,000 employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Instrumentation Engineer position at Textron Aviation is a critical role responsible for creating and managing the Instrumentation Data Acquisition System (DAS) to acquire real-time data on flying test articles. This position plays a vital part in providing development and certification data to various engineering departments, supporting new product development, certification processes, product problem investigations, and fleet sustaining efforts. The engineer will be accountable for the implementation of the Flight Test Instrumentation Request (FTIR) from the initial request through to data delivery, ensuring that all data collected is accurate and reliable. In this role, the Instrumentation Engineer will act as a liaison between the Instrumentation team and other stakeholders, including aircraft systems engineers, Flight Test personnel, customers, and suppliers. The engineer will be responsible for planning and providing guidance on the design, procurement, fabrication, installation, calibration, operation, and troubleshooting of data acquisition systems. Additionally, the engineer will manage the aircraft Instrumentation configuration before and during testing to ensure data integrity and actively develop improvements in standard practices to enhance the traceability and quality of the data delivered to engineering. The position also involves providing leadership, training, and mentoring to Instrumentation technicians, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. The candidate will be expected to work independently, demonstrating good decision-making skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role is essential for ensuring that Textron Aviation maintains its high standards in data acquisition and analysis, contributing to the overall success of the company's engineering efforts.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating Instrumentation DAS (data acquisition system) definition to acquire real-time data on flying test articles.
• Responsible for the implementation of the FTIR (flight test instrumentation request) from request to data delivery.
• Acts as a liaison and represents Instrumentation to aircraft systems engineers, Flight Test, customers, suppliers, and Instrumentation group team members.
• Plans and provides guidance for the design, procurement, fabrication, installation, calibration, operation, and troubleshooting of data acquisition systems.
• Manage aircraft Instrumentation configuration prior to and during testing to assure data integrity.
• Actively develops improvements in standard practices to ensure traceability of acquired data and quality of the data delivered to engineering.
• Provide leadership, training, and mentoring for Instrumentation technicians.
• Work independently and be responsible for good decision making.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering or other relative field.
• Experience in instrumentation or relative field is preferred.
• Less than 2 years of professional experience in a relevant role.
• Broad theoretical training and fundamental skills for troubleshooting of electrical/mechanical aircraft systems.
• Knowledge of PCM (pulse coded modulation) encoders and signal conditioning.
• Knowledge of airborne data acquisition systems, transducer applications, calibration techniques, and ability to interface with aircraft systems.
• Ability to utilize computers to create and modify data acquisition software.
• Ability to deal with change and work in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Professional demeanor and organizational skills.
• Must have a positive attitude and outstanding integrity.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401K Plan with good match program
• Average PTO with flexible options for scheduling.