Flight-Test Automation & Systems Integration Engineer

Tycho AI; Town Of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Tycho AI is seeking a role bridging the software team and the aircraft to own the path from a code branch to flight, validating changes through SIL, HIL, and flight tests.

You will operate SIL/HIL simulators, develop regression tests, and plan flight campaigns while ensuring traceability between builds and flight results. This position requires hands-on field work and software-in-the-loop testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience integrating and testing software on complex hardware systems (UAS, robotics, automotive, or similar).
• Strong scripting and automation skills; able to read, build, and debug C/C++.
• Experience with test log analysis and data pipelines (MCAP/rosbag, PX4 Flight Review, or similar).
• Comfortable with Linux, Git, and CI systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Own the integration path from branch to flight: pull feature branches, build and deploy them to the vehicle, and validate them through SIL, HIL, and flight test.
• Operate and maintain SIL/HIL simulator systems and configurations for the autonomy, perception, and flight control stacks.
• Develop automated regression tests and integrate them into CI.
• Plan and execute flight test campaigns: test cards, safety checklists, ground station operations, and data analysis.
• Triage failures, reproduce field issues in the lab, and file well-scoped bug reports with logs, telemetry, and reproduction steps.
• Build tooling for log ingestion, flight data review, and test reporting, and maintain traceability between software builds and flight results.

Skills

C/C++

Scripting & automation

Linux proficiency

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

MAVLink

ROS2

Ground Control Station

Job description

Tycho AI is seeking a role bridging the software team and the aircraft to own the path from a code branch to flight, validating changes through SIL, HIL, and flight tests.

You will operate SIL/HIL simulators, develop regression tests, and plan flight campaigns while ensuring traceability between builds and flight results. This position requires hands-on field work and software-in-the-loop testing.