Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

What you'll do

• Conduct requirements decomposition to select and install necessary flight test instrumentation for Group 5 UAS.
• Lead technical investigations to diagnose and resolve instrumentation and RF telemetry issues.
• Design and implement analytics-driven products to showcase system performance metrics and trend analysis.
• Fabricate and install sensors, data paths, and wire harnesses into experimental aircraft structures.
• Perform instrument calibrations and pre-flight checks as a signatory for flight test decisions.
• Operate and maintain telemetry auto-tracking ground systems using COTS software and hardware.
• Travel to various locations to establish FTI and RF telemetry solutions in the field.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, Radar Systems or Data Science experience with a strong quantitative foundation.
• 5+ years of experience with embedded data acquisition systems in manned or unmanned aircraft.
• Proficiency in analytical tools such as IADS, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Simulink for data visualization and translation.
• Expertise in implementing high channel count mechanical measurement systems and architecting RF telemetry for real-time display.
• Proven track record of troubleshooting grounding, bonding, and shielding solutions for analog-to-digital signals in multi-band RF environments.
• Experience with composite and exotic material installations across various flight test environments.
• Ability to immediately obtain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance.
• Master of Science or B.S. and 10+ years experience with flight test instrumentation on COTS Telemetry Solutions (preferred); 5+ years experience with IADS (preferred).