Senior Flight Test Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

As a Senior Flight Test Engineer, you will play a key role in the development and testing of a new and revolutionary Group 5 UAS. You will work closely with the program leadership and cross-departmental teams to build a team focused on solving hard problems and changing the industry forever.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Performing senior-level, development flight test engineer activities for the Fury UAS; emphasis placed on resource planning, conducting ground and flight test, initial issue investigation, and process improvement/development.
• Leading and/or being a part of a team of flight test engineers, functional engineers, and program representatives responsible for conducting ground and flight test events at private, and government-owned test ranges.
• Collecting test data and performing initial data analysis for the system under test.
• Working closely with Engineering to develop requirements, discuss test results, to include collected data and observations.
• Working in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• 8+ years of experience as a test conductor/director for developmental aircraft, weapons, or missile systems.
• A bachelor's degree or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Extensive experience as a test conductor/test director for developmental aircraft, weapon, or missile systems.
• Test engineering experience working with developmental systems of manned and/or unmanned aircraft to include requirements development, test planning and execution, and test reporting.
• Test and engineering experience in aero/performance, loads/dynamics, propulsion or electrical.
• A complete understanding of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory; experience demonstrating a broad application of those concepts; and, expanding knowledge of principles, concepts, theory, and practices in related technical specialties.
• Previous experience with and current working knowledge of MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-516C, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, AS5653, etc.
• Previous expertise and working knowledge of the National Airspace System, government restricted airspace and UAS operating rules and regulations thereof.
• The ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
• Strong computer and documentation experience.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.
• Experience with large aircraft development and working with the Department of Defense (DoD).
• The ability to travel as required for test planning and execution.
• The ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance.

Preferred qualifications include bias for action, experience managing individuals or teams of multiple individuals, experience with large UAS development, and previous experience working within a Combined Test Force or equivalent.