Flight Test Engineering Lead
Core
Lead flight test campaigns for autonomous aerial vehicles from development to operational evaluation with military customers.
Role type
Senior IC Flight Test Engineering Lead
Builds
Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities for military operational use
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Flight test campaign planning and execution, Team leadership, Test design and documentation, Risk-informed decision making, Flight dynamics and aerodynamics knowledge, Flight instrumentation and telemetry, Test hazard analysis, Linux and command-line debugging, Technical report writing
Preferred skills
UAS flight test experience, Model-based systems engineering, Military test frameworks (DT&E/OT&E), Range coordination, Multi-domain vehicle testing, Electronics troubleshooting
Technologies
Linux, Command-line interfaces, Data acquisition systems, Telemetry systems, Hardware-in-the-loop setups
Responsibilities
Lead a small team of flight test engineers, Own flight test campaign schedules, Interface with customer test authorities, Make go/no-go safety decisions, Execute flight tests as conductor or operator, Develop flight test instrumentation and data acquisition setups, Perform flight test data reduction and analysis, Support in-field debug and maintenance of vehicles
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
