Flight Test & Systems Test Engineer I

AeroVironment, Inc.; Virginia Colony (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K match

9/80 schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer to support developmental test and evaluation of sub-system, model-scale, and full-scale testing.

You will assist the Flight Test Director during flight tests and help determine objectives and verification methods. The role involves developing test cards, reviewing system requirements, participating in readiness reviews, preparing test assets, analyzing data with MATLAB/Excel, and communicating results through formal reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline (Software, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace) is required or equivalent.
• Ability to work with product development engineers to derive test requirements based on product specifications and modifications.
• Position requires 10-30% travel within the Continental U.S.
• Ability to document test plans, procedures, and reports; verbally direct UAV Operators during flight tests; capture system test requirements; record test failures and report results.

Responsibilities

• Support developmental test and evaluation of sub-system, model-scale, and full scale testing.
• Assist the Flight Test Director during flight tests
• Help determine and communicate subsystem, system and flight test objectives.
• Develop test cards to verify that objectives are met
• Review System Requirement documents to ensure they are concise and testable
• Participate in test and flight readiness reviews, test briefs, and post-test debriefs
• Ensure test assets are prepared to support testing, including proper configuration of hardware and software
• Process and analyze test data to determine results
• Analyze large test data sets using MATLAB or Excel
• Capture test activities, fill test data sheets, and transfer telemetry files
• Enter test failures or anomalies in an issue tracking system
• Summarize test activities and results in reports
• Help determine regression test requirements
• Learn to develop ad-hoc tests to troubleshoot failures
• Estimate time to conduct testing and complete tasks within schedule
• Work with outside test labs and assist technicians during testing

Skills

Scripting

Programming

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in software, systems, electrical, mechanical or aerospace

Tools

MATLAB

Excel

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Test Engineer to support developmental test and evaluation of sub-system, model-scale, and full-scale testing.

You will assist the Flight Test Director during flight tests and help determine objectives and verification methods. The role involves developing test cards, reviewing system requirements, participating in readiness reviews, preparing test assets, analyzing data with MATLAB/Excel, and communicating results through formal reports.