Senior Drone Test Engineer – Reliability & Validation

FW ACQUISITION INC; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

RedCat Aerial, a drone technology company focused on unmanned aircraft systems for defense and public safety, seeks a Mechanical Engineer. You will design, prototype, test, and integrate mechanical systems for flight hardware and ground control, leveraging DOE and reliability analytics.

Office location will move from Carson to Torrance in 2026. A strong background in drone mechanisms and high-volume production is preferred.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of reliability, product validation, or mechanical test engineering.
• Hands-on experience designing and building custom test setups and data acquisition systems.
• Experience developing and executing qualification test plans for complex electromechanical systems.
• Ability to apply statistical analysis in product testing and reliability evaluation.
• Strong organizational planning skills and desire to develop high-level validation strategy.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, fabricate, test, and integrate mechanical systems for flight hardware and ground control.
• Apply DOE, life data analysis, and other statistics to support decisions.
• Collaborate with supplier quality and purchasing on component qualification and test methods.
• Contribute to DFMEA/PFMEA and propose test strategies addressing top failure modes.
• Support root cause investigations and drive corrective actions with structured testing.

Skills

Mechanical design

DOE

Data acquisition

Vibration analysis

Weibull analysis

DFMEA/PFMEA

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

DAQ systems

EMC/EMI measurement

Job description

RedCat Aerial, a drone technology company focused on unmanned aircraft systems for defense and public safety, seeks a Mechanical Engineer. You will design, prototype, test, and integrate mechanical systems for flight hardware and ground control, leveraging DOE and reliability analytics.

Office location will move from Carson to Torrance in 2026. A strong background in drone mechanisms and high-volume production is preferred.