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Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)

San Diego, California💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead system-level integration and flight test campaigns to validate Hivemind Mission Autonomy across small UAS and external platforms.

Role type

Senior Flight Test Engineer (Autonomy Validation)

Builds

Hivemind Mission Autonomy platform for small UAS and external platforms

Domain

Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Unmanned Aerial Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Flight test strategy development, system integration, risk assessment, hazard analysis, test readiness management, cross-functional team leadership, test infrastructure definition

Preferred skills

Experience with simulation environments (SIL, HIL), automated test pipelines, multi-agent systems

Technologies

Simulation environments, flight assets, hardware configurations, multi-agent systems, automated test pipelines

Responsibilities

Lead system-level integration and flight test campaigns; Develop and execute test strategies and scenarios; Own test readiness and phase-gate decisions; Plan and execute fly-fix-fly campaigns; Approve test procedures and lead risk assessments; Define and maintain test infrastructure

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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