Flight Systems Test Engineer: Data-Driven Validation

SiFly; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SiFly Aviation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a hands-on Flight Test Engineer to design and execute test campaigns, develop instrumentation, and build dashboards for flight data. This role requires working on real hardware—from the bench to the flight line—tackling weight, performance, and reliability questions with rigorous validation.

You will contribute to PX4 configuration, data reduction workflows, and integration with engineers, while operating onsite at SiFly’s facility in Santa Clara.

Qualifications

• Hands-on flight test experience on real aircraft or UAVs.
• Ability to analyze flight data to drive decisions and improvements.
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting for data reduction.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute end-to-end test campaigns with clear objectives.
• Tune and validate PX4 parameters and control strategies during flights.
• Analyze flight logs and telemetry across firmware, hardware, and companion computers.
• Build test infrastructure, benches, and data pipelines for reporting.

Skills

Flight test experience

Data analysis

Python scripting

Autopilot tuning

Tools

PX4

ROS 2

MAVSDK

Linux

Job description

SiFly Aviation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a hands-on Flight Test Engineer to design and execute test campaigns, develop instrumentation, and build dashboards for flight data. This role requires working on real hardware—from the bench to the flight line—tackling weight, performance, and reliability questions with rigorous validation.

You will contribute to PX4 configuration, data reduction workflows, and integration with engineers, while operating onsite at SiFly’s facility in Santa Clara.