System Identification Engineer
Core
Transform flight test data into verified dynamic models for guidance and control systems across multirotors, fixed wings, VTOLs, and missiles.
Role type
System Identification Engineer
Builds
Automated pipelines for ingesting flight logs and producing validated dynamic models
Domain
Aerospace engineering, autonomous defense systems, flight mechanics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
System identification (frequency/time domain), flight mechanics, control theory, flight test planning, Python, scientific computing
Preferred skills
Fixed-wing aerodynamic modeling, VTOL/tail-sitter dynamics, remote pilot certification, structural/vibration analysis, data-driven dynamics
Technologies
Python, flight log analysis tools, simulation environments (SITL/HITL)
Responsibilities
Design and execute flight test experiments, identify rigid-body and aerodynamic dynamics, characterize propulsion and actuators, build automated identification pipelines, validate models against flight data, support simulation and G&C teams
Seniority
Mid-level IC with hands-on execution
