--- title: "Flight Test Engineer · Alameda · Poseidon Aerospace" description: "Alameda, California, United States · On-site — About Poseidon Aerospace: Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. We build and…" canonical_url: "https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/poseidon-aerospace-flight-test-engineer-2" meta: "og:description": "Alameda, California, United States · On-site — About Poseidon Aerospace: Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. We build and…" "og:image": "https://www.dronejobs.app/_og/d/c_JobPosting%2Cslug_poseidon-aerospace-flight-test-engineer-2%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL3Bvc2VpZG9uLWFlcm9zcGFjZS1mbGlnaHQtdGVzdC1lbmdpbmVlci0yIg%2Cs_RbQXmS_Jq-s7Q0rz.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Flight Test Engineer · Alameda · Poseidon Aerospace" "twitter:image": "https://www.dronejobs.app/_og/d/c_JobPosting%2Cslug_poseidon-aerospace-flight-test-engineer-2%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL3Bvc2VpZG9uLWFlcm9zcGFjZS1mbGlnaHQtdGVzdC1lbmdpbmVlci0yIg%2Cs_RbQXmS_Jq-s7Q0rz.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://www.dronejobs.app/llms.txt) [Back to jobs](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs) ![Logo of Poseidon Aerospace](https://assets.jobbb.io/cdn-cgi/image/w=128,h=128,f=auto/logos/01kvazpf19d5eq75ahbcjg4wwr_1781706474.png) **Poseidon Aerospace** **Actively hiring ** [Website](https://poseidonaero.com) # **Flight Test Engineer **
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Location Alameda, California, United States --- ### **About Poseidon Aerospace:** Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. We build and operate full-size autonomous cargo aircraft - capable of carrying two tons of payload over a thousand nautical miles. From remote communities to contested logistics operations, our platforms unlock a new cost curve for air freight, making it faster, cheaper, and accessible anywhere it's needed. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with locations in Washington DC, Oregon, and Maine; we're building something consequential. As a Flight Test Engineer at Poseidon Aerospace, you will lead the planning, preparation, and execution of flight and ground test campaigns across all Poseidon Aerospace flight platforms . You will bridge the gap between design engineering and real-world operations, taking full vehicle platforms from the laboratory environments straight to the flight line. This role requires a systems-level understanding of aircraft, a highly structured and safety-first approach to test execution, and the ability to analyze complex telemetry data into clear, actionable engineering results. ### **Responsibilities** - **Test Planning & Coordination:** Develop comprehensive flight test plans, test cards, and functional hazard analyses (FHA) for full-scale autonomous aircraft systems and subsystems. - **Flight Line Execution:** Act as a Test Director or Responsible Engineer during ground runs, taxi tests, and envelope-expansion flight test events. - **Data & Telemetry Analysis:** Monitor real-time telemetry during flights. Collect, process, and interpret flight test data using scripting tools to assess vehicle performance, stability, and control, overall system performance, engine performance, and fuel system performance. - **Instrumentation & Integration:** Define requirements for and support the installation of flight test instrumentation (FTI), sensors (strain gauges, load cells, pitot-static systems), and data acquisition systems onboard the test assets. - **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Partner closely with Avionics, Propulsion, Flight Controls, and Structural design, Flight Sciences, and Airplane Configuration Design teams to define objective pass/fail validation criteria. - **Safety & Operations:** Lead pre-flight briefings and post-test debriefs. Enforce strict safety protocols on the flight line, identifying operational risks and implementing rapid mitigation strategies. - **Reporting & Documentation:** Maintain meticulous traceability between regulatory/design requirements and test results. Write formal flight test reports documenting system anomalies, performance metrics, and airworthiness findings. ### **Qualifications** - **Experience:** 5+ years as an experimental flight test engineer, or in aerospace systems validation, or in UAS/aviation flight operations. - **Education:** Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience - **Airplane Familiarization:** Overall airplane-level familiarization, including aircraft operations and performance across fixed-wing platforms. - **Testing Rigor:** Proven track record drafting detailed flight test cards, managing test configurations, and operating within highly structured flight test environments. - **Data Tools:** Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar languages for processing, reducing, and visualizing large flight-log datasets. - **Systems Familiarity:** Strong foundational knowledge of data acquisition systems (DAQ), telemetry hardware, and sensor calibration. - **Field Readiness:** Hands-on problem solver comfortable troubleshooting complex electrical, mechanical, or software anomalies on the flight line. Willingness to work outdoors at active test ranges under varying weather conditions. ### **Bonus points for** - FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate or a private pilot’s license (PPL). - Experience making aviation-standard VHF radio calls and communicating clearly in high-workload control room environments. - Background working with heavy or large-scale remotely operated vehicles / autonomous systems (Group 3-5 UAS). - Familiarity with FAA experimental certification processes, airworthiness standards, or military test protocols (MIL-STD). - Basic CAD experience for designing simple test brackets, fixtures, or harness layouts. ### **What you get from us** - Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity - Relocation support if applicable - Employee Health Benefit Plans - 6% Retirement matching - Flexible PTO - Free lunches, snacks, and a stocked fridge at our offices - AI tools and subscriptions ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://www.dronejobs.app/#website","@type":"WebSite","inLanguage":"en","name":"DroneJobs","url":"https://www.dronejobs.app","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.dronejobs.app/#identity"}},{"@id":"https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/poseidon-aerospace-flight-test-engineer-2#webpage","@type":"WebPage","description":"Alameda, California, United States · On-site — About Poseidon Aerospace: Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. 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