New Grad Flight Test & Operations Engineer

Mach Industries Inc.; Huntington Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, is seeking a New Graduate Flight Test & Operations Engineer to support ground and flight-test operations for unmanned aircraft systems. You will collaborate with flight operations, GNC, avionics, software, and energetics teams to plan, execute, and analyze test campaigns.

Ideal candidates are hands-on, organized, and eager to work in the field, advancing from ground tests to flight demonstrations and expanding Mach’s capabilities with growth and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Graduating by summer 2027.
• Relevant experience gained through internships, research, academic projects, flight programs, or technical student organizations.
• Foundational understanding of aircraft systems, flight mechanics, systems engineering, testing, or vehicle operations.
• Experience developing technical documentation, analyzing engineering data, or executing structured test procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain organized and communicate clearly in dynamic, high-pressure environments.
• Willingness to travel to test ranges as required.
• Ability to work on-site in Huntington Beach, California.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of ground and flight-test operations for unmanned aircraft systems.
• Develop test plans, procedures, concepts of operations, test cards, readiness-review materials, and post-test reports.
• Coordinate test activities across flight operations, systems, GNC, avionics, software, energetics, and other engineering teams.
• Support test campaigns through preparation, systems checks, dry runs, readiness reviews, day-of-test execution, and post-test analysis.
• Assist with aircraft preparation, ground-control-station setup, test equipment, data systems, and range infrastructure.
• Help identify test requirements, instrumentation needs, operational constraints, and success criteria.
• Monitor vehicle and test-system performance during ground and flight operations.
• Collect, organize, and analyze test data to communicate results and support engineering decisions.
• Participate in root‑cause investigations and help resolve issues identified during testing.
• Support the coordination of flight demonstrations and operations at private and Department of Defense test ranges.
• Contribute to test-site procedures, safety analyses, operating policies, and process improvements.
• Help scale Mach’s flight-test and flight-operations capabilities as products and programs grow.

Skills

Aircraft systems basics

Documentation writing

Test planning & execution

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Systems Engineering

Tools

Mission Planner

Ground-control-station software

MATLAB/Python

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, is seeking a New Graduate Flight Test & Operations Engineer to support ground and flight-test operations for unmanned aircraft systems. You will collaborate with flight operations, GNC, avionics, software, and energetics teams to plan, execute, and analyze test campaigns.

Ideal candidates are hands-on, organized, and eager to work in the field, advancing from ground tests to flight demonstrations and expanding Mach’s capabilities with growth and