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All safety policies and procedures must be followed.\nSalary is based on education and experience.\nDuties\nPlans, executes, and closes out discrete wind tunnel test programs for various customers.\nLeads teams of engineers and technicians to accomplish these test programs.\nEstablishes test timeline, manages all test-related data and documentation, and evaluates final test data for quality and completeness.\nDuties also include identifying and implementing process improvements, determining required facility upgrades, and producing/delivering technical papers and presentations when warranted.\nPerforms a variety of routine engineering tasks designed to provide experience and familiarization with engineering methods, practices, and programs.\nApplies commonly used equations and techniques to solve assigned problems.\nApplies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related engineering tasks.\nMay perform specific and limited engineering tasks of a broader assignment.\nPrepares computations, specifications, and reports of limited scope and complexity.\nIndependently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria; makes minor adaptations and modifications as required.\nIndependently performs a project assignment that involves some complex features and can be guided by codes, standards, procedures, and other precedents of discipline.\nEvaluates the results of an analysis using techniques prescribed by senior engineers or supervisors.\nAccomplishes complete tasks of limited scope and solves problems which require investigation of a limited number of variables.\nQualifications\nU.S. Citizenship Required.\nBS degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics from an ABET accredited engineering school one (1) to two (2) years engineering experience.\nOr MS degree from ABET college or university.\nMust have ability to lead team in preparing and conducting wind tunnel tests of scale models.\nTo maintain good interpersonal relations with test team members (including test customer personnel) while meeting time, quality, and cost requirements.\nTo recognize the importance of customer relations; to respond properly to changing customer needs.\nTo multi-process inputs with a coherent output during test periods.\nPrefer experience in fluid mechanics, instrumentation, data acquisition, analysis, and documentation.\nPay: $79,000.00 - $112,000.00 per year\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nLife insurance\nPaid time off\nParental leave\nTuition reimbursement\nVision insurance\nEducation:\nBachelor's (Required)\nExperience:\nengineering : 2 years (Required)\nLocation:\nHampton, VA 23681 (Required)\nWork Location: In person","company":"Summittechnologies","rawCompany":"summittechnologies","city":"Hampton","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-21T12:26:21.619Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2199.10","title":"Wind Energy Engineers","slug":"wind-energy-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"221115","title":"Wind Electric Power Generation","slug":"wind-electric-power-generation"},{"code":"927110","title":"Space Research and Technology","slug":"space-research-and-technology"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Wind Tunnel Test Engineer","description":"Job Overview\nThe successful candidate will join the Facility Operations team to support the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering Contract (CMOE) located at NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC). 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