Autonomy Test & Evaluation Engineer — Flight & Simulation

Powerus; Rock Hill (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus is seeking an Autonomy Test and Evaluation Engineer to define performance metrics, design simulation and flight test campaigns, and report the measured performance of autonomy functions by release.

The role focuses on mission-level autonomy behavior, with firmware release verification performed by the Hardware-in-the-Loop Test team. Candidates should be located in the United States and eligible for access to ITAR/EAR information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or computer science.
• Experience testing robotic, autonomous, or flight systems.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis.
• Working knowledge of statistics and experimental design.
• Experience with simulation environments.

Responsibilities

• Define performance metrics and acceptance criteria for autonomy functions.
• Design simulation and flight test campaigns to measure performance.
• Build scenario libraries for simulation-based regression testing.
• Analyze test results and report performance trends by release.
• Identify failure cases and provide them to autonomy engineers.
• Support customer test events and demonstrations with data and analysis.
• Document test plans, procedures, and reports.

Skills

Python

Statistics

Experimental design

Simulation

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or computer engineering, or computer science, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Gazebo

AirSim

Job description

Powerus is seeking an Autonomy Test and Evaluation Engineer to define performance metrics, design simulation and flight test campaigns, and report the measured performance of autonomy functions by release.

The role focuses on mission-level autonomy behavior, with firmware release verification performed by the Hardware-in-the-Loop Test team. Candidates should be located in the United States and eligible for access to ITAR/EAR information.