Stark·25 days ago
25 days ago
Flight Test Engineer & Onsite Test Coordinator (all genders)
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What you'll do
- Act as the Onsite Test Coordinator: Lead daily operations on the range, ensuring the team stays focused on the primary test objectives.
- Clarify Priorities: Maintain and communicate the "Daily Flight Schedule," ensuring everyone knows the sequence of events and current testing priorities.
- Lead Briefings: Drive the morning "Pre-Flight Brief" and the evening "Debrief," capturing critical feedback and setting goals for the following day.
- Resource Management: Coordinate the availability of airframes, ground support equipment, and personnel to maximize range time efficiency.
- Coordinate and execute UAV flight tests in compliance with regulatory requirements and STARK safety standards.
- Ensure all flight activities and anomalies are documented with high fidelity.
- Develop specific Flight Test Techniques (FTTs) and instrumentation requirements to capture critical performance metrics.
- Lead Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR) and contribute to safety review boards.
- Develop comprehensive flight test plans, test cards, and rigorous flight test hazard assessments (FTHA).
- Process and analyze flight data using MATLAB or Python to validate system performance against requirements.
- Work closely with Ardupilot and PX4-based flight control systems to iterate on flight behavior and performance.
- Manage the configuration of flight test articles, ensuring all hardware and software versions are meticulously tracked.
What they're looking for
- Degree: Bachelor’s or higher in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
- NATO Citizenship: Must be a citizen of a NATO member state (due to export control and security regulations).
- Communication: Professional-level written and verbal English.
- Coordination Skills: Proven ability to lead a technical team on-site (three pilots and one engineer), manage schedules, and communicate priorities clearly under pressure.
- Data Mastery: Practical experience in data reduction and analysis using MATLAB or Python.
- UAV Systems: Familiarity with Ground Control Stations (GCS), telemetry systems, and mission planning tools.
- Testing Rigor: Proven ability to plan and conduct system-level tests in an aerospace or defense environment.
Nice to have
- Active experience with uncrewed aviation.
- Hands-on experience with flight test instrumentation (FTI) and DAQ systems.
- Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation environments.
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