Senior UAV Flight Test Engineer — Autonomy & Data

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); In loco; USD 95.000 - 165.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Equity grants

Unlimited PTO

Parental Leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Firestorm Labs, based in San Diego, CA, seeks a Senior Flight Test Engineer to lead and execute flight test programs for UAV platforms. You will design test plans, conduct ground and flight tests, manage safety protocols, and collaborate across autonomy, software, and hardware teams to ensure mission success.

You will analyze data with MATLAB/Simulink and Python, contribute to DOE studies, and drive design improvements while maintaining regulatory compliance and documentation quality.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a flight test engineer with autonomous/remotely piloted systems.
• U.S. Citizenship due to ITAR regulations & ability to obtain DoD security clearance.
• Willingness to obtain FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• Experience with flight documentation, checklists, test cards, and post-flight reports.
• Experience collaborating with technical teams to provide feedback on system performance and reliability.
• Experience designing, coordinating, and executing full lifecycle flight test programs.

Mansioni

• Lead developmental flight testing using sub-scale and full-scale UAVs.
• Design, document, and execute environmental stress testing (vibration, thermal, ingress).
• Create and refine flight test plans, test cards, and safety procedures.
• Serve as test conductor during flight events and manage Go/No-Go criteria.
• Plan and lead ground tests for system validation, with risk assessments.
• Analyze test data using DOE, regression analysis to drive decisions.
• Build custom test setups and data acquisition tools.
• Collaborate with autonomy, software, hardware teams to define test requirements.
• Analyze post-flight data with MATLAB, Simulink, or Python to identify trends.
• Document test results, root cause analyses, and corrective actions.

Conoscenze

Flight test engineering

Autonomous systems

DOE

Design of Experiments

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

C++

Data analysis

Technical writing

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Robotics

Strumenti

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Instrumentation

Descrizione del lavoro

Firestorm Labs, based in San Diego, CA, seeks a Senior Flight Test Engineer to lead and execute flight test programs for UAV platforms. You will design test plans, conduct ground and flight tests, manage safety protocols, and collaborate across autonomy, software, and hardware teams to ensure mission success.

You will analyze data with MATLAB/Simulink and Python, contribute to DOE studies, and drive design improvements while maintaining regulatory compliance and documentation quality.