Staff Engineer, Test & Evaluation Engineer

What you'll do:

• Responsible for bringing up vehicle through functional testing and delivering the fully operational aircraft to the customer.
• Define comprehensive functional, ground, and flight test plan.
• Responsible for setting up ground support equipment and executing tests.
• Scope and sequence all testing efforts.
• The successful candidate will lead a multi-disciplinary test team, manage complex testing facilities, ensure compliance with industry standards, and drive the transition of new products from design to flight/operational readiness.

Required qualifications:

• Proven experience with clean sheet design to first flight
• Knowledge of test methodologies (e.g., DO-160, MIL-STD-810), instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and telemetry architecture.
• Proven experience in successfully managing a full lifecycle test campaign, from component-level testing through to system-level Qualification or Type Certification
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical findings to executive leadership and external regulatory boards.

Preferred qualifications:

• Flight Test Experience: Prior experience as a Flight Test Engineer or Test Director for experimental or certificated aircraft/spacecraft is a significant asset.
• Software Proficiency: Experience with test automation frameworks and data analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, Minitab).
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance (if applicable to defense programs).