Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead system-level integration and flight test campaigns for Hivemind Mission Autonomy across small UAS and external platforms.
• Develop and execute test strategies, plans, scenarios, and success criteria that validate autonomy capabilities, software integrations, system performance, and operational customer workflows.
• Own test readiness and phase-gate decisions across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight testing, including entry and exit criteria, configuration control, and objective prioritization.
• Plan, direct, and execute fly–fix–fly campaigns, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams and test operators to enable rapid, disciplined iteration.
• Approve test procedures, test cards, and execution plans; lead risk assessments, hazard analyses, and mitigation planning while serving as the final authority during test conduct.
• Define and maintain test infrastructure, including simulation environments, flight assets, hardware configurations, multi-agent systems, and automated test pipelines.
• Analyze flight logs, telemetry, rosbags, and system data to identify defects, determine root causes, document anomalies and corrective actions, and ensure results are traceable to requirements and mission outcomes.
• Serve as the primary test interface to leadership, customers, and external stakeholders while establishing SOPs, reporting test progress and risk, and advancing industry test practices.

Job requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 4 years and a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in system integration and test, including SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight test environments
• Highly organized and methodical, with the ability to manage complex, fast-paced test campaigns
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for safety-of-flight processes, hazard analysis, and configuration control in flight test environments
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze flight logs, telemetry, and system behavior to identify root causes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across software, hardware, product, and test organizations.
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (or the ability to obtain one within a reasonable timeframe).
• Familiarity with networking, Linux operating systems, and radio communications.