Senior Flight Test Data Engineer - Loads & Analysis

Archer Technologies International, Incorporated; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Technologies International, Incorporated is seeking a Senior Flight Test Loads Data Engineer in San Jose, CA. You will design, implement, and sustain DAS software for structural loads measurements, and develop equations to derive loads from flight data.

You will coordinate with flight test and analysis teams to ensure data quality for certification. The role requires deep expertise in flight test, scripting, and structural analysis, plus hands-on instrumentation experience and strong

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in flight test loads, structural test, or loads engineering on aircraft or related platforms.
• Hands-on experience with flight test data acquisition systems, hardware configuration, sensor integration, and telemetry.
• Proficiency developing loads equations and deriving structural loads from flight measurements.
• Strong scripting and data analysis skills in Python and/or MATLAB, including automated data processing pipelines.
• Experience with loads and fatigue spectrum development from measured flight data.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis methods, including hand calculations and/or FEA.
• Familiarity with fatigue and damage tolerance concepts (spectra development, NDE methods).
• Ability to manage multiple test campaigns and convey technical results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain flight test data acquisition system (DAS) software for structural loads measurements.
• Develop and validate loads equations and transfer functions to derive internal structural loads from flight data.
• Plan and execute loads survey flight test programs in coordination with flight test engineers and structural analysts.
• Process, reduce, and quality-check large flight test datasets; identify anomalies and ensure data integrity.
• Build and maintain automated data pipelines and analysis tools to accelerate loads extraction and design validation.
• Develop fatigue and loads spectra for powertrain and airframe components using flight-measured data.
• Compare flight test loads data against analytical models; drive model updates and dispositions.
• Support stress and damage tolerance analysis of primary and secondary structure using test-derived loads.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Scripting

Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Nastran

Optistruct

Ansys

Abaqus

Job description

Archer Technologies International, Incorporated is seeking a Senior Flight Test Loads Data Engineer in San Jose, CA. You will design, implement, and sustain DAS software for structural loads measurements, and develop equations to derive loads from flight data.

You will coordinate with flight test and analysis teams to ensure data quality for certification. The role requires deep expertise in flight test, scripting, and structural analysis, plus hands-on instrumentation experience and strong