Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

Executive Recruiting • San Luis Obispo, CA

112d • $115,000 - $160,000

About The Position

As the Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer of our newly created aircraft, you will lead efforts for instrumentation design, implementation, and troubleshooting of ground test articles and flight test vehicles. You will be also be responsible for developing and maintaining the ground control station and working with suppliers to develop state of the art test systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in flight or ground test instrumentation engineering
• Experience in flight or ground test instrumentation engineering, software engineering, or electrical engineering
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work within small teams
• Experience solving complex problems across multiple systems
• Ability to work in highly dynamic, research and development environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience using IADS for instrumentation implementation and troubleshooting
• Unmanned aircraft flight test experience
• Electric Propulsion flight test experience
• Previous experience developing UAV command and control systems
• Experience developing software in a test environment

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing flight test instrumentation and data acquisition systems and equations
• Designing and developing instrumentation systems for research and development laboratories
• Devising creative ways to test novel engineering designs
• Generating software programs to support test automation and data analysis
• Coordinating with external equipment suppliers
• Providing engineering and technical support as part of the test team
• Setup and operation of the ground based Command & Control and Telemetry systems
• Ensuring instrumentation is properly installed and calibrated
• Participating in hands on aircraft troubleshooting efforts
• Other duties as directed

Benefits

• $115,000 - $160,000 a year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree