- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Full-time · Staff
- 5–10 years
Lead ground and flight test planning and execution for X-BAT, shaping test strategy and providing technical leadership across the program.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
- Lead ground and flight test campaigns for X-BAT, including test planning, execution, post-test analysis, and progressive flight envelope expansion.
- Assess aircraft and system readiness and define test objectives, test points, build-up approaches, success criteria, and instrumentation requirements.
- Develop and review test plans, procedures, flight test cards, hazard analyses, risk assessments, and safety documentation for developmental ground and flight test operations.
- Lead and coordinate pre-flight, flight, and post-flight activities, including aircraft configuration, test briefings, mission control room operations, telemetry monitoring, and go/no-go recommendations.
- Provide technical leadership during hover, transition, and forward-flight testing, including integrated evaluations of aircraft systems, flight controls, and autonomy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM Degree)
- Nice to have: 10+ years of experience with developmental and/or operational ground and flight test
- Nice to have: Group 4-5 UAS and/or fighter type capability
- Nice to have: FAA familiarity