Prototype Hardware Test Engineer - AI-Driven, Lab & Field

SiFly; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SiFly Aviation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Hardware Test & Prototype Engineer to design, assemble, and test prototypes and ground infrastructure. You will build and modify hardware, instrument systems, run tests, document failures, and keep test assets reliable, with emphasis on practical problem solving and rigorous record-keeping.

The role emphasizes working with drawings, BOMs, wiring diagrams, and test procedures, while leveraging AI-enabled approaches to improve workflows and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Hands-on electromechanical build experience with components, sensors and fasteners.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, CAD views, BOMs and test procedures.
• Instrumentation and data acquisition with reliable measurements.
• Capability to fabricate fixtures and brackets for prototypes.
• Disciplined record-keeping of configurations and results.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, integrate, rework, and maintain prototypes and test articles.
• Fabricate prototype components and test fixtures using shop tools.
• Build and troubleshoot wiring harnesses and electromechanical connections.
• Instrument test articles with sensors and data acquisi­tion equipment.
• Record configurations, results, and media for investigations.
• Support builds, validation, pilot production, and field testing.

Skills

Electromechanical build

Test instrumentation

Wiring harnesses

Prototyping and testing

Reading drawings and BOMs

Data acquisition

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

CAD (2D/3D)

Shop tools & fixtures

Data acquisition hardware

Job description

SiFly Aviation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Hardware Test & Prototype Engineer to design, assemble, and test prototypes and ground infrastructure. You will build and modify hardware, instrument systems, run tests, document failures, and keep test assets reliable, with emphasis on practical problem solving and rigorous record-keeping.

The role emphasizes working with drawings, BOMs, wiring diagrams, and test procedures, while leveraging AI-enabled approaches to improve workflows and data analysis.