Senior System Test Engineer for UAV & Missile

Roboticsconnected; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a System Test Engineer II to develop and execute System Test Plans for small unmanned air vehicles and missiles. You will test in simulators, ground and flight, log data, and document results.

Responsibilities include supporting developmental testing, creating test cards, reviewing requirements, and analyzing big data with MATLAB/Excel. Travel within the Continental U.S. is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline required or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• 2–5 years' experience in system or flight testing.
• Experience with scripting and programming to automate testing is a plus.
• Pilot or aircrew experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support developmental test and evaluation of sub-system, model-scale, and full scale testing; assist Flight Test Director during flight tests.
• Develop test cards to verify test objectives and communicate them clearly.
• Review System Requirement documents to ensure conciseness and testability.
• Participate in test readiness reviews, test briefs, and post-test debriefs.
• Prepare test assets, configure hardware/software, write test cards and procedures, maintain equipment.
• Analyze test data using MATLAB or Excel and summarize results in reports.
• Enter test failures or anomalies in the tracking system and manage telemetry transfers.
• Determine regression test needs based on sub-system changes and develop ad-hoc tests.
• Estimate time required for testing and meet project schedule.

Skills

Scripting

Flight test support

Data analysis

Automation testing

MATLAB

Excel

Pilot experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Excel

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a System Test Engineer II to develop and execute System Test Plans for small unmanned air vehicles and missiles. You will test in simulators, ground and flight, log data, and document results.

Responsibilities include supporting developmental testing, creating test cards, reviewing requirements, and analyzing big data with MATLAB/Excel. Travel within the Continental U.S. is expected.