Applied IntuitionRemote
Senior Flight Test Engineer
United States
Full-time
3 weeks ago
$155,000 - $190,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
Military flight test experienceUS Defense knowledgeAerospace technical degreeTest plan developmentTest mission leadershipleadership skillsCommunication skillsSelf-starter abilityRelationship buildingAILeadershipCommunication
About this role
Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI, creating the digital infrastructure needed for intelligent machines. The Flight Test Engineer will influence flight test activities, develop and improve processes, and engage with stakeholders to ensure test success across various projects.
Responsibilities:
- Actively engage with Applied Intuition stakeholders and Program Managers to determine test requirements to create test plans
- Engage with current customers to ensure test success
- Ensure flight test programs are adequately staffed
- Provide SME operator knowledge to talented technical teams
- Engage with DoD warfighter domain experts and 3rd party UAS vehicle vendors to create and maintain positive relationships to help find current and future solutions to challenging relevant issues
- Develop partnerships with test ranges to secure access for flight test campaigns
Requirements:
- Strong leadership skills that can directly influence test programs
- Prior military flight test experience
- Strong understanding of the US Defense space and ability to navigate DOD organizations
- Experience in acquisition, test, and evaluation of aviation products
- An advanced (graduate) degree in a technical field related to aerospace
- Completed training in NTPS, USAF TPS, Navy TPS, or equivalent
- Ability to create and refine test objectives, and lead test plan working groups, test reviews, and safety reviews
- Ability to author clear and concise test plans, test reports, communication plans, hazard analyses, quick look reports, checklists, and test cards
- Experience communicating between technical experts and vehicle operators
- Experience running test missions as a test conductor or test director
- Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must have an active U.S. security clearance
- Prior FAA airspace sUAS experience
- Prior sUAS autopilot operations, such as QGroundControl, Pixhawk, and MAVlink
- Proven ability as a self-starter that can adapt and define their role
- FAA Part 107 license
- FAA private pilot license
- Prior experience deploying for flight test campaigns