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Senior Flight Test Engineer - Mission Autonomy (UAS - Fury)

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, execute, and analyze flight tests for mission autonomy systems (UAS) to validate performance in complex operational scenarios and refine autonomy algorithms.

Role type

Senior Flight Test Engineer (Mission Autonomy)

Builds

Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and mission autonomy software

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Flight testing, autonomous systems testing, test plan design, data analysis, simulation execution, cross-functional collaboration, system integration

Preferred skills

Defense/aerospace autonomy testing, simulation environments, Python/C++/ROS programming, military airspace standards

Technologies

Python, C++, ROS, simulation environments

Responsibilities

Design and implement test plans for autonomous systems; analyze test data to validate performance and refine algorithms; execute simulations replicating real-world scenarios; coordinate with test ranges; drive end-to-end test management and reporting.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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