Prototype Build, Test, & Validation Lab Engineer IV
Core
Coordinate the development, fabrication, and validation of aircraft prototypes and mockups, ensuring safety compliance and adherence to engineering specifications.
Role type
Senior IC prototype build, test, and validation lab engineer
Builds
Aircraft prototypes, mockups, tooling, fixtures, and GSE
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing and validation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Prototype fabrication, test and validation planning, safety risk assessment, capacity planning, tooling management, instrumentation calibration, engineering data compliance, complex problem solving
Preferred skills
Trim and finish knowledge, seating manufacture experience, Lean processes
Technologies
Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Serve as primary safety representative for EHS topics; coordinate proactive safety risk identification and mitigation; plan technician daily activities and risk assessments; manage prototype shop areas (metal, wood, electrical); oversee continuous improvement initiatives; plan and purchase tools and materials; perform prototype and proof-of-concept tests; manage instrumentation calibration; support development projects from quotation to certification.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic coordination