Wisk · 1 week ago
Senior Staff Wind Tunnel Test Lead
Ridley Park, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $210K/yr
12+ years expWisk is transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. The Senior Staff Test Engineer will ensure that all testing at the wind tunnel facility is executed safely and effectively, while delivering high-quality test data and analysis to support aircraft safety-of-flight decisions.
AerospaceAir TransportationSustainabilityTransportationTravel
Responsibilities
As part of the Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) organization, and deployed in the Test & Verification group, you will act as a lead test and verification engineer for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market
You will take part in planning and executing tests to assess the loads, dynamics, performance, capabilities, and compatibility of the various aircraft propulsion systems, actuation systems, High Voltage Interconnect System (HVIS), and aircraft structures in a production-like configuration
As the wind tunnel lead, you will own the end to end execution of any and all test points at the test facility, performing the role of Rig Operator and/or test Director, while supported by multiple cross functional IPTs and SMEs
You will support maturing propulsion systems toward the final aircraft configuration, de-risking critical propulsion hardware and software functionality, validating aerodynamic performance and CFD models, and preparing justification on safety of flight for aircraft flight testing
You will help coordinate propulsion system durability tests, limit loads testing, thermal model validation, tilt angle/blade pitch schedule evaluations, and aerodynamic interaction tests
You will be the primary point of contact for all wind tunnel test activity, coordinating closely with engineering, program management, and external test partners to ensure timely, safe, and technically sound test execution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or other related engineering field, with 12+ years of relevant experience
You have worked in the aerospace or aviation industry, with direct involvement in testing and verification of integrated aircraft systems
You have hands-on experience planning, coordinating, and executing complex test campaigns, including integrating complex, safety-critical systems and solving technical issues during execution
You have a deep and applied knowledge of aircraft systems, verification and validation processes, structural loads, thermal testing, and aerodynamic performance evaluation
You have led teams that have successfully completed large-scale system or aircraft-level tests, delivering data and analysis packages that informed design, model correlation, and safety-of-flight decisions
You are familiar with industry-standard test methodologies, correlation of analytical models to test results, environmental and structural testing, and safety and compliance processes for flight-critical systems
You are familiar with National Instrument hardware (cRIO, cDAQ) and Software (Labview). Proficient with data acquisition devices and sensors (accelerometers, thermocouples, strain gauges)
This role may require travel up to 20% or more
Benefits
401K
Health benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year
Flexible vacation time off
11 company holidays
401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately
Commuter assistance
Education assistance
Free catered lunches
Flight lessons
Wellness allowances
Snacks
Drinks
Employee referral bonus
Charitable giving match
Patent bonus program
Company
Wisk
Wisk is a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, autonomous, passenger-carrying air taxi in the U.S.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Wisk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (25)
2024 (21)
2023 (29)
2022 (20)
2021 (12)
2020 (14)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$450MKey Investors
The Boeing Company
2022-01-24Corporate Round· $450M
2019-06-25Series A
Leadership Team
Tyler Painter
CFO/COO
Recent News
2025-12-19
Investor's Business Daily
2025-12-18
2025-12-17
Company data provided by crunchbase