Senior Engineering Technician - System Test
Core
Design, build, and operate large-scale environmental test assets (wind tunnels, thermal chambers) and manage durability campaigns for autonomous drone hardware.
Role type
Senior Engineering Technician - System Test
Builds
Custom environmental test infrastructure and executes reliability campaigns for major hardware lines.
Domain
Autonomous logistics / Drone delivery / Hardware testing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
electromechanical build and repair, troubleshooting complex hardware, Linux command line, aircraft maintenance, instrumentation and data acquisition, documentation development, test campaign management
Preferred skills
commercial aviation experience, experimental hardware/software familiarity, autonomous environment adaptability
Technologies
Linux, command line interfaces, strain gauges, accelerometers, temperature sensors, acoustics sensors
Responsibilities
Operate System Test aircraft and ground-system equipment; Troubleshoot and maintain complex test assets like wind tunnels and thermal chambers; Develop and maintain checklists for system tests; Manage multiple priorities and shepherd aircraft through programmatic stages; Diagnose first-of-their-kind hardware failures; Commission large-scale test capabilities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC