Senior Flight Test Data Engineer, Loads
Core
Designing and operating systems to capture, process, and validate structural loads data from all-electric aircraft to drive certification and design decisions.
Role type
Senior IC flight test data engineer (loads)
Builds
Flight test data acquisition systems, automated data pipelines, and fatigue/load spectra for airframe and powertrain components.
Domain
Aerospace engineering, structural dynamics, flight testing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Flight test loads analysis, structural test engineering, data acquisition system configuration, loads equation development, Python/MATLAB scripting, fatigue spectrum development, structural analysis methods (FEA/hand calculations), sensor integration, telemetry, data quality assurance
Preferred skills
FAA certification experience (Part 23/27), rotorcraft analysis (RCAS/CAMRADII), FEA codes (Nastran/Optistruct/Ansys/Abaqus), classical aerospace sizing references, signal processing, cloud data infrastructure
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus, AFGROW, NASGRO, RCAS, CAMRADII
Responsibilities
Design and maintain flight test data acquisition software for structural loads; develop and validate loads equations and transfer functions; plan and execute loads survey flight test programs; process and quality-check large flight test datasets; build automated data pipelines for loads extraction and fatigue spectrum development; compare flight data against analytical models to drive model updates; support stress and damage tolerance analysis; compile test reports for FAA certification.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
