Flight Systems Integration & Test Lead

XWING; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 186,200 - 297,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

XWING in Santa Cruz is seeking an Integrated Systems Test Engineer to oversee system-level verification for new aircraft programs. The role involves building and operating test platforms, defining test strategies, and leading cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications include strong system integration experience, proficiency in C++ and Python, and a background in embedded systems or robotics. The position offers a competitive base salary between $186,200 and $297,300 along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in system integration and verification across software and hardware boundaries.
• Background in simulation, embedded systems, robotics, or complex real-time systems.
• Experience building automated test frameworks (HITL/SITL, CI/CD pipelines, regression systems).

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, bring-up, and operation of integrated test platforms.
• Define and execute system-level test strategy across SIL, HIL, and integrated hardware environments.
• Build scalable automated test frameworks to validate embedded and avionics systems.
• Drive integration and debugging across simulation, embedded software, and hardware systems.

Skills

System integration and verification

Simulation

Embedded systems

Automated test frameworks

C++

Python

Job description

XWING in Santa Cruz is seeking an Integrated Systems Test Engineer to oversee system-level verification for new aircraft programs. The role involves building and operating test platforms, defining test strategies, and leading cross-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications include strong system integration experience, proficiency in C++ and Python, and a background in embedded systems or robotics. The position offers a competitive base salary between $186,200 and $297,300 along with a comprehensive benefits package.