![]() ![]() Our engineers typically work directly with Air Force personnel and regularly interact with contracting teams from Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrup Grumman, etc. The Leidos Aerophysics group operates in a small team environment where individual creativity is rewarded and continuous learning is the norm. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the US Air Force on the development of an advanced air-to-air weapon system.īe part of a close knit team and be mentored by world class experts. Analysis of missile performance versus existing air-to-air missiles will also be conducted, and the development of flight control software will be supported. This is a technical engineering position to develop autopilots for advanced missiles with redundant control systems. Leidos is looking for an early or mid-career level engineer with a GNC background to support our growing work with the Air Force Research Lab at Eglin, FL. She is a graduate of Australian Command and Staff College and has a Masters of Arts in Policy and Strategy.The Electronic Warfare Division has an opening for a GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) Engineer. WGCDR Forrest is a tertiary qualified Aerospace Engineer and Chartered Professional Engineer. WGCDR Forrest is currently posted to the Air Force Headquarters where she is responsible for advice to Programs and Projects supporting acquisition of new Air Force capabilities. WGCDR Forrest recently completed a posting within Contestability Division where she was responsible for developing independent advice to Defence programs and committees to support informed investment decisions.ĭuring Oct 2019-May 2020 WGCDR Forrest served in the Middle East as Commanding Officer Expeditionary Airbase Operations Unit and the Australian Precinct Commander for Al Minhab and Al Dhafra Airbases. On promotion, WGCDR Forrest joined the Defence Aviation Safety Authority as the Secretariat for the independent aviation safety reviews of all Defence in-service and project aviation systems. WGCDR Forrest was then selected as the 2OCU Senior Engineering Officer, responsible for supporting the demanding F/A-18 Classic Hornet fighter pilot training program. ![]() WGCDR Forrest returned to RAAF Williamtown in 2012 as a staff officer within Head Quarters Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (SRG), responsible for assuring regulatory compliance of eight diverse maintenance organisations. This included preparing the sustainment contract request for tender and initial contract negotiations. In this position she led a small team to establish the Authorised Engineering and Maintenance Organisations for the E-7A. In 2004 WGCDR Forrest became the Project Engineer and Senior Engineering Officer for AEW&C Transition. WGCDR Forrest led the contract development, negotiation and transition team for the B300 King Air aircraft, which replaced both the HS748 and B200 aircraft. WGCDR Forrest diversified in 2001 joining DMO (CASG) as the Integrated Logistics Support Manager for Navigation Training Aircraft, where her team supported the fleet of eight HS748 and the B200 leased aircraft contract. WGCDR Forrest continued to support the fast-jet operations over the next 4 years with postings as the 3SQN Aircraft Maintenance Officer and Aircraft Structural Integrity at Director General Technical Airworthiness where she managed the Classic Hornet International Follow-On Structural Test Program Manager (IFOSTP) and monitored the Macchi Structural Integrity Program. Wing Commander Shannan Forrest began her career in 1995 at RAAF Williamtown as a Systems Engineering Manager developing solutions to difficult and long term issues on the Classic Hornet and Macchi. Please join us to hear firsthand about the career of an Air Force Aeronautical Engineer. ![]() Shannan’s Air Force career hasn’t been typical and has been dotted with interesting, and some incredible, opportunities. Shannan has been a maintenance manager, introduced aircraft into service, written regulations, undertaken Aviation Safety assessments and worked on six aircraft types. Shannan will talk about her initial engineering education and then her diverse career, starting with systems design, through to her current role providing acquisition advice. WGCDR Shannan Forrest will provide an account of her 30 year Air Force career. ![]()
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