Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R6064)
Core
Develop and execute integration and flight test plans for autonomous aircraft systems, coordinating readiness across simulation, ground, and flight environments to verify operational capability.
Role type
Staff Engineer, Flight Test (Defense/Autonomous Systems)
Builds
Autonomous aircraft platforms (V-BAT, X-BAT) and Hivemind autonomy software
Domain
Defense technology, autonomous aviation, systems engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Flight test planning and execution, aircraft performance analysis, safety-of-flight principles, system-level verification & validation, cross-functional technical leadership, test automation scripting
Preferred skills
Military aviation experience, autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) knowledge, DoD acquisition processes, airworthiness processes, CI/CD pipeline familiarity
Technologies
Python, Git, Jira/Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Develop detailed integration and flight test plans, coordinate readiness of simulation and flight assets, define test objectives and success criteria, lead aircraft integration and flight test activities, evaluate test results and recommend corrective actions, coordinate with OEMs and government ranges
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
