17 flight test engineer jobs at 8 companies in San Diego, CA
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Senior Flight Test Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$95k-$165k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years flight test engineering experience with autonomous or remotely piloted systems, bachelor’s in engineering (or equivalent hands-on experience), U.S. citizenship, ability to obtain DoD clearance, Part 107, FAA familiarity, data analysis and documentation skills.
MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint
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Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)
San Diego, California, United States
$110k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years related experience; proficiency in software quality engineering, test automation, Python and C++; flight/field testing experience; FAA Part 107 (or ability to obtain); test planning and data analysis skills.
Python, C++, C++14, C++17, TypeScript, JSON, ROS, rosbags, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), CI/CD, Linux, GenAI
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Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer
Poway, California, United States
$69k-$116k/yr OnsiteFull Time
0+ YOEBachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering, ability to analyze test data with Excel and Microsoft Office, technical documentation skills, US citizenship, and ability to obtain a DOD security clearance.
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, MATLAB, Python
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System and Flight Test Engineer
Poway, California, United States
$69k-$116k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBachelor's or master's degree in engineering or related technical discipline, engineering experience, strong communication skills, U.S. citizenship, and ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
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Senior Staff Engineer, Test Director (R5445)
United States or San Diego or Washington
$170k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor's degree in STEM, 7+ years in system integration and test across SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight environments, plus test leadership, risk management, and strong communication skills.
Hivemind, SIL, HIL, DoD DT&E, OT&E, SOP
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Staff Test Engineer
San Diego or Redondo Beach or El Segundo or Palmdale
$161k-$241k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEDegree in STEM with 8–12+ years ground and flight test experience, leadership of test teams, risk management, ability to obtain Top Secret/SAP clearance, and familiarity with test planning and reporting.
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Jira, Confluence
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Senior Principal Test Engineer
San Diego or El Segundo or Redondo Beach
$129k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOESTEM degree with 4–8+ years test experience, experience leading flight test programs, ability to obtain Top Secret and SAP clearances, and ability to travel up to 25%.
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Jira, Confluence
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Flight Controls Tools and Software Engineer
Poway, California, United States
$63k-$106k/yr HybridFull Time
0+ YOEBachelors in engineering (or equivalent experience). Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, foundational flight-controls knowledge, software testing, and ability to obtain DoD security clearance; US citizenship required.
MATLAB, Simulink, GitHub, Python, SQL
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Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems-Flight Test (R5203)
Dallas or San Diego or Newton
$112k-$169k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEB.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 5+ years designing environmental control/liquid cooling/thermal systems, strong CAD (NX), Simscape/Amesim proficiency, supplier management, system analysis, and flight test support experience.
CAD, NX, Simscape, Amesim
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Integration & Test Engineer - Effector Systems
El Segundo or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or San Diego or Seattle or London
$130k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or CS, 3+ years I&T or embedded systems experience, hands-on prototype hardware skills, experience with embedded subsystems (GPS, telemetry, flight controllers), Python/C/C++, test automation, and protocol familiarity (MAVLink, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C).
Python, C/C++, Git, CI/CD, MATLAB/Simulink, PX4, ArduPilot, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, MAVLink, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, HIL, SIL
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Engineer or Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
San Diego, California, United States
$92k-$138k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOESTEM degree, ability to obtain US security clearance, 2+ years experience (Engineer) or 5+ (Principal), proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, flight control and flight test experience preferred.
Matlab, Simulink, C/C++, Python
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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R5441)
San Diego, California, United States
$230k-$350k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years experience deploying and testing perception/autonomy on edge hardware; sensor calibration and time-sync expertise; proficiency in Python and C++; experience with flight test and data management.
NVIDIA Jetson, Python, C++, Kalibr, rosbag, Conan, Nix, CMake, embedded Linux, CI/CD
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Guidance Navigation Control Engineer Level 2 or Level 3
San Diego, California, United States
$92k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOESTEM degree, 2+ years (Level 2) or 5+ years (Level 3) experience; Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Python; flight test and UAV experience preferred; ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Secret clearance.
Matlab, Simulink, C/C++, Python
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Staff Software Systems Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
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Design and deliver reliable software systems connecting embedded flight software, ground applications, HMI, and test infrastructure for regulated, mission-critical programs.
C, C++, DO-178
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Director, Program Management
San Diego, California, United States
$176k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in program/product/systems engineering or test & evaluation; ownership of product requirements, test strategy (SITL/HITL/flight), program execution and margin accountability; strong cross-functional leadership and communication.
SITL, HITL, PX4, ArduPilot, MAVLink, Jira, Confluence, DOORS
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Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R5215)
San Diego, California, United States
$170k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBS in CS or related with 8+ years experience in program/engineering/test management; experience driving testing of complex HW/SW systems, release management, CI-to-flight test operations; power user of Jira; strong leadership and communication.
Hivemind Enterprise, Jira
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Program Manager - Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), IR, EW
Poway, California, United States
$141k-$257k/yr HybridFull Time
13+ YOE13+ years program administration experience, technical degree in engineering/science (or equivalent experience), experience with SIGINT/EW/ASE development, flight testing, and ability to obtain DoD clearance.
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