Executive Recruiting Group ยท 4 months ago
Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer
San Luis Obispo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expExecutive Recruiting is seeking a Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer for their newly created aircraft. The role involves leading efforts in instrumentation design, implementation, and troubleshooting for ground test articles and flight test vehicles, as well as developing and maintaining the ground control station.
Staffing & Recruiting
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
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
Company
Executive Recruiting Group
Executive Recruiting Group is a woman-owned boutique firm specializing in executive search, recruiting, and placement across the aviation, aerospace, flight-test certification, battery technology, and additive manufacturing industries.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase