Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy
Core
Lead flight test engineer for developmental weapon and missile systems, focusing on ground and flight testing, requirements development, and data analysis for autonomous UAS and manned aircraft.
Role type
Senior IC flight test engineer (mission autonomy)
Builds
Developmental test of flight systems, UAS, and weapon systems for military applications
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Test planning and execution, requirements development, safety and risk analysis, data collection and analysis, system-level T&E, CLI skills, UAS regulations knowledge
Preferred skills
DoD experience, programming (Go, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript), Linux environments, simulation environments, Ardupilot, manned aircraft operations
Technologies
Linux, CLI, Ardupilot, simulation tools
Responsibilities
Plan and execute system-level T&E of hardware and software; Act as lead test engineer for small UAS or weapon systems; Perform safety and risk analysis for testing events; Collect test data and perform initial data analysis; Conduct ground and flight testing at test ranges
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
