Flight Test Engineer

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Ventura, CA
Junior
Aerospace • Hardware • Software • Transportation • Automation
Our mission is to bring general aviation fatalities to zero.
The Role
As a Flight Test Engineer, you will develop flight test plans, analyze data, and operate flight instrumentation. You will ensure the safety of flight while collaborating with aircraft integration and leading ground tests to support flight test campaigns.
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Skyryse wants to empower anyone, to fly anywhere, in any aircraft, safely and as a highly experienced pilot would. Powered by the Skyryse operating system, FlightOS, we automate flight controls and systems management to achieve unmatched safety and eliminate opportunities for human error. We want to make flying as ubiquitous as the road and as safe as the elevator.

FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER - CAMARILLO, CA

We are advancing flight control and automation technology through rigorous and continuous flight testing. In this role, you’ll design and refine detailed test plans and procedures, prioritizing flight safety at every stage. Working closely with our flight test team, you’ll manage and operate flight instrumentation—often of your own design—to ensure accurate, successful test execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop Go/NoGo parameters and conduct post-flight data analysis; collaborate with the aircraft integration team to ensure instrumentation is safe for flight
  • Support flight squawks creation and lifecycle ensuring proper documentation and closure
  • Plan, organize, and lead data collection ground tests to support flight test campaigns
  • Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards associated with test flights, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and standards.
  • Support the execution of successful flight operations by communicating, setting test priorities and communicating them effectively
  • Run flight test planning, flight readiness reviews, flight briefs/debriefs and post flight analysis using MATLAB / Simulink
  • Complete all required documentation in accordance with established company procedures
  • Analyze flight test data using advanced software tools to identify trends, anomalies, and potential issues; ensure accuracy in data collection methods and instrumentation calibration
  • Work closely with GNC and Flight Test teams to support test campaigns
  • Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s of Science in aerospace engineering, systems engineering or other engineering discipline
  • 4+ years of professional working experience
  • Experience working with flight test and Safety Management Systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s or PhD degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering or other aerospace related field
  • 6+ years experience as a Flight Test Engineer for civil or military aircraft with rotorcraft development preferred
  • Experience writing flight test plans as part of a FAA certification program and generating reports from analyzed flight test data
  • Proficient in analyzing and plotting flight test data using Matlab or similar tools and then generate appropriate formal report
  • Understanding of flight instrumentation and signal processing techniques
  • Passion for aviation and flight testing 
  • Previous experience working with handling qualities rating scale (HQRS) 
  • Previous experience in rotorcraft helicopter flight characteristics and flight testing techniques 

WHY SKYRYSE?

  • The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility 
  • Salary: $120,000 - $175,000
  • Valuable stock option plan
  • Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
  • Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually.  PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.

  • A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

WE WELCOME ALL

Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED. 

Top Skills

Matlab
Simulink
The Company
HQ: El Segundo, CA
86 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Over a century after the Wright Brothers changed the course of aviation at Kitty Hawk, we are working to open up the skies to the masses. By combining technology and human ingenuity, we want to usher in the next great era of transportation.

Skyryse wants to allow anyone, to fly anywhere, in any aircraft, safely and as a highly experienced pilot would. Powered by the Skyryse operating system, we automate flight controls and management to achieve unmatched safety and eliminate opportunities for human error in all flight stages, and in emergency situations. We want to make flying as ubiquitous as the road and as safe as the elevator.

Why Work With Us

Our Four Core Values:
Operate as One Team
Push for the impossible
Move fast to get results with safety, discipline, and purpose
Listen to each other with humility to get to the best solution

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