Sr/Staff System Test and Validation Engineer
Core
Lead system test and validation for autonomous drone delivery hardware, developing ground-based replication of in-flight stresses and reliability campaigns.
Role type
Senior/Staff System Test and Validation Engineer (Hardware/Reliability)
Builds
Reliability validation campaigns, automated analysis tooling, and test strategies for autonomous logistics vehicles.
Domain
Autonomous drones / Logistics / Hardware Reliability
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Leading test engineers and technicians, environmental and durability test campaign planning, reliability techniques (MTBF, Weibull, DFMEA), electromechanical controls and actuation, embedded software development (Python, Rust, C/C++), electrical engineering fundamentals (battery, RF, comms), hardware debugging and troubleshooting, real-time control in safety-critical applications.
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated.
Technologies
Python, Rust, C/C++, embedded systems, telemetry systems, off-board sensors (cameras, airspeed sensors).
Responsibilities
Develop novel methods to replicate in-flight environments (dust, icing, stresses) on the ground; own vehicle actuation during system tests based on DFMEA; translate mission profiles into qualification and life-test plans; develop health monitoring and anomaly detection software; drive rapid failure-finding branches of test campaigns; build data pipelines and automated analysis tooling; integrate off-board sensors for continuous monitoring; characterize test assets and develop analytical models; drive decisions on test strategy and feature needs.
Seniority
Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities.