Flight Test Engineer - UAS & DoD Range Ops

Mach Industries Inc.; Huntington Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Equity participation

Professional development

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA, seeks an experienced Flight Test Engineer to lead test operations for developing UAS aircraft. You will report to the head of flight ops and collaborate with system engineering on test plans, safety analysis, and post-flight reviews.

The role requires regular field work, travel to test ranges (domestic and international), and strong written communication to document briefs, reports, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required unless significant relevant experience can be demonstrated.
• Minimum of 5 years in related aerospace with preferably UAS flight test engineering.
• Multi-talented across overall test ops and leading the engineering team on requirements.
• Willing to be in the field regularly for 1-3 days.
• Willing to travel to various test ranges.

Responsibilities

• Central coordination for flight test operations.
• Inform the engineering team on key requirements for systems checks.
• Be a driving force in building out test infrastructure at primary test sites and outfitting test equipment.
• Conduct/lead testing workflow from planning to post-test reviews.
• Keep the product development team informed of all requirements.
• Help construct program flight test campaigns with system, GNC, and energetics engineers.
• Coordinating and planning of flight test demos.
• Technical advisor on test operations.
• Perform safety analysis and maintain company safety policies.

Skills

Flight test engineering

Field work

Team coordination

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

GCS software

Mission Planner

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA, seeks an experienced Flight Test Engineer to lead test operations for developing UAS aircraft. You will report to the head of flight ops and collaborate with system engineering on test plans, safety analysis, and post-flight reviews.

The role requires regular field work, travel to test ranges (domestic and international), and strong written communication to document briefs, reports, and procedures.