Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy (UAS - Fury)
Core
Designing and executing test plans to validate mission autonomy systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS) in simulated and real-world operational scenarios.
Role type
Senior Flight Test Engineer (Mission Autonomy)
Builds
Autonomous UAS systems (Fury) for U.S. and allied military capabilities
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Unmanned Aerial Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Flight testing, autonomous systems testing, test plan design, data analysis, system behavior diagnosis, cross-functional collaboration, report generation, simulation execution, range coordination
Preferred skills
Defense/aerospace autonomy system deployment, simulation environment tools, programming (Python, C++, ROS), military airspace standards
Technologies
Python, C++, ROS, Lattice OS
Responsibilities
Drive advancement of testing methodologies for mission autonomy systems; Design and implement test plans for autonomous systems in simulated mission profiles; Analyze test data to validate performance and refine autonomy algorithms; Coordinate with private and government test ranges for system evaluation; Execute and analyze simulations to replicate real-world scenarios; Lead end-to-end test management and deliver reports to program teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
