Flight Test Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Mountain View (CA); In loco; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Reliable Robotics seeks a Flight Test Engineer to join the Flight Test and Integration team. You will verify modified flight control systems, begin in the lab and progress to the vehicle, and ensure end-to-end functionality for autonomous flight tests.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering and at least 2 years of experimental flight test experience; travel up to 25% may be needed. Equal opportunity employer.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experimental flight test experience.
• Ability to draft test plans, test cards, and hazard analyses; act as test director.
• Experience with system-level risk assessments.
• Familiarity with Python or similar languages.
• Experience with aeronautical VHF radio procedures.

Mansioni

• Verify the function and capabilities of modified flight control systems for remotely operated autoflight.
• Ensure end-to-end functionality from lab to vehicle.
• Engage with multiple teams and assess test requirements.
• Serve as responsible engineer for the vehicle and sometimes as test director.

Conoscenze

Experimental flight test experience

Draft test plans

Risk assessments

Python programming

VHF radio procedures

Test director / leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Flight Test Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the Flight Test and Integration team. The Flight Test and Integration team is responsible for multiple installation and test efforts at Reliable Robotics. The team regularly ensures the proper function of mechanical, electrical, and flight control systems onboard the aircraft. In addition, this team has ownership over all ground and flight test operations within the organization. The team is composed of individuals with experience developing experimental and certification products.

Responsibilities

In your role as Flight Test Engineer, you will verify the function and capabilities of modified flight control systems, for a remotely operated autoflight system. You will ensure the proper build-up of functions and capabilities, beginning in the lab and ending up on the vehicle. You will be expected to verify the end-to-end functionality of the system and ensure the ability to assess all desired test requirements. This will require engaging with many teams throughout the organization and having a firm understanding of the vehicle’s capabilities. As part of the flight test campaigns, you’ll act as the responsible engineer for the vehicle and often as test director.

Basic Success Criteria

Bachelor’s Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related discipline

2+ years of experimental flight test experience

Demonstrated ability to draft test plans, test cards, test hazard analyses, and act as test director during a flight/mission

Demonstrated ability to complete system-level risk assessments

Preferred Success Criteria

Experience assembling components in a production environment

Experience with computer science languages (Python or similar)

Experience with making aeronautical VHF radio calls

Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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