Flight Test Engineer
Company | Mach Industries |
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Location | Huntington Beach, CA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Engineering degree required unless significant relevant experience can be demonstrated
- Minimum of 5 years in related aerospace with preferably UAS flight test engineering
- Multi-talented across overall test ops, understanding of flight test development campaigns and helping to lead the engineering team on requirements
- Self led and passionate about responsibility to be a key contributor in building flight test capability
- Willing to be in the field regularly for 1-3 days
- Willing to travel to various test ranges
- Good written communication to write briefs, test reports, and formalize test forms/ processes
Responsibilities
- Central coordination for flight test operations
- Inform the engineering team on key requirements for systems checks, data systems etc.
- Be a driving force in building out test infrastructure at primary test sites and outfitting test equipment, GCS etc.
- Conduct/led team through testing workflow, including test planning preparations, readiness reviews, dry runs, day of test, and post-test reviews
- Keep the product development team informed of all requirements
- Help construct program flight test campaigns with system, GNC, and energetics engineers
- Coordinating and planning of flight test demos
- Technical advisor on test operations
- Perform safety analysis and maintain company safety policies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with mission planner and other GCS software is a plus
- Willingness to travel internationally
- Holds private pilot license or part 107