Senior UAS Systems Integration & Test Lead

Zone 5 Technologies; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

401k with company-match

Paid time off

Job summary

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Systems Integration & Test Manager to architect and lead a cross-disciplinary engineering team for HITL integration, validation, and production-ready upgrades in unmanned aircraft systems.

The role focuses on establishing integration standards, traceability, and structured ground tests, while coordinating with software, avionics, and production teams to ensure predictable transitions to flight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 8–12+ years in aerospace systems integration and testing.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of avionics integration, signal timing, and embedded systems.
• Experience with HITL environments and system-level validation.
• Familiarity with MBSE and configuration management tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain a flight-representative HITL environment.
• Define hardware and software integration standards and workflows.
• Coordinate with software, GNC, Avionics, Electrical Eng, and production teams.
• Lead reviews: design readiness, integration, and release planning.
• Mentor engineers in disciplined integration practices and systems thinking.
• Develop ground test campaigns and data validation methods.
• Manage hardware revisions, firmware versions, and baselines.

Skills

Systems integration leadership

Avionics integration

HITL experience

MBSE

UAS development

VxWorks RTOS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

CAMEO Systems Modeler

MATLAB/Simulink

VxWorks

Job description

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Systems Integration & Test Manager to architect and lead a cross-disciplinary engineering team for HITL integration, validation, and production-ready upgrades in unmanned aircraft systems.

The role focuses on establishing integration standards, traceability, and structured ground tests, while coordinating with software, avionics, and production teams to ensure predictable transitions to flight.