Flight Test Operations Engineer

Mayman Aerospace; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayman Aerospace in Long Beach is seeking a Flight Test Operations Engineer to join our team designing, building, and flight testing autonomous aircrafts. You will help develop the P100 operations and lead end-to-end test campaigns, including travel to test ranges and coordination among stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s in engineering, 5+ years in flight test engineering, and strong FAA knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in flight test engineering or aerospace testing.
• Knowledge of PX4, MAVLink, QGroundControl, and FAA processes.

Responsibilities

• Join our engineering team to develop the P100 operations and test campaigns.
• Travel to test ranges and support end-to-end test efforts with plans.
• Coordinate campaigns across engineering, BD, staff, and customers.
• Conduct pre-flight briefings, post-flight debriefs, and real-time monitoring.
• Streamline procedures to deliver usable product capabilities to customers.
• Manage FAA airworthiness and NAS testing certification.
• Develop field test equipment and vehicles for efficiency.
• Review data, document anomalies, and report findings.

Skills

PX4 autopilot

MAVLink protocol

QGroundControl

Flight test engineering

FAA certification knowledge

Aerodynamics

Independent work

US citizen or resident

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Engineering (nice to have)

Job description

Flight Test Operations Engineer Job Description

Mayman Aerospace created the world’s only successful turbine powered Jetpack. We are a venture-backed company with DoD contracts working to develop our Air Utility Vehicle. It will be the smallest & fastest, heavy-lift micro-turbine powered VTOL aircraft ever designed. We are currently developing our fifth full-scale flying variant called the P100.

At our company, we foster a relaxed and informal atmosphere with a fast-paced prototype culture. We strongly believe in nurturing individuality and promoting innovation. To thrive here, a successful candidate should be highly motivated, enterprising, and genuinely enthusiastic. Our collaborative environment values teamwork over ego, emphasizing the importance of being proactive and embracing speed and intellectual risks. Working well under pressure, tackling challenges, and assuming responsibility are essential traits. While days can be long, we prioritize the excitement and fulfillment that come with the work rather than counting hours.

Mayman Aerospace is looking for an experienced Flight Test Operations Engineer to join our existing engineering team designing, building, and flight testing our awesome autonomous aircrafts.

What You'll Do:

• Join our engineering team to further develop the P100 operations and test campaigns.
• Travel to test range and support the end-to-end test effort, including test plan development and execution.
• Coordinate test campaigns among engineering, business development, test range staff, and customers to demonstrate program milestones and vehicle capabilities.
• Conduct pre-flight briefings, post-flight de-briefs, and real-time flight-test monitoring, including anomaly detection and mitigation.
• Streamline operating procedures to provide easy to use product capabilities to our customers.
• Manage FAA airworthiness and testing certification for operations within the National Airspace System (NAS)
• Develop field test equipment and vehicles for improved test efficiency.
• Review flight test data and document test anomalies and findings.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or similar technical degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and critical thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills for technical documentation and code management.
• Willingness to work collaboratively across a broad range of activities to support team goals – growth-stage startups require a wide range of skills.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks, and drive them to completion.
• Adept at prioritizing tasks and executing multiple assignments concurrently in a rapidly changing environment.

Skills We Are Looking For

• Experience with the PX4 autopilot ecosystem, MAVLink communication protocol, and QGroundControl ground station software.
• Proven flight test engineering experience, including test planning, execution, and data analysis for aerospace systems.
• Familiarity with the FAA certification process.
• Deep understanding of aerodynamics.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• US citizen or resident status as this position will require access to export controlled data (security clearance is not required).

Skills We Would Love

• Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience flying Group 3 drone aircraft.
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing flight test methods, fault-injection techniques, and specialized test equipment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with demonstrated troubleshooting expertise in root-cause-corrective-action (RCCA) analysis of flight-test anomalies.

Mayman Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Mayman Aerospace is governed on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence, and will not be influenced in any manner by race, religion, gender, national origin, color, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.