Flight Test Instrumentation Operations Lead Jobs

Flight Test Instrumentation Mechanical Design Lead

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-ele...

Location

United States , San Jose

Salary:

186240.00 - 232800.00 USD / Year

Archer Aviation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

B.S. in Engineering
7+ years experience as Mechanical Design Engineer or Instrumentation Engineer
Experience with design and installation of hardware for flight
Experience with the routing of wires/harnesses for aircraft
Experience generating work instructions
Experience with design for manufacturing
Must be able to lift 30 lbs unassisted

Job Responsibility

Support the Design, Fabrication, Developmental Test, and Certification Efforts of Archer’s piloted eVTOL aircraft project
Perform the Mechanical Installation Design for all Flight Test Instrumentation related hardware for flight test aircraft
Support the Installation planning and liaison manufacturing for the installation of flight test instrumentation onto test aircraft in buildup and in active test
Work with internal customers and vendors to solve instrumentation and measurement related challenges
Key advisor to the Instrumentation Director regarding all aircraft instrumentation mechanical design activities
Develop processes and documentation to support the installation and maintenance of flight test instrumentation
Collaborate with the Flight Test Engineering and Certification Teams to plan and perform all required development and certification flight test activities
Collaborate with all engineering design and analysis teams to establish a comprehensive instrumentation plan including, but not limited to, monitoring of strain, temperature, vibration, pressure, airdata, ECS, etc.
Assist in designing all hardware required for flight test. For example, instrumentation racks, air data booms, aircrew interfaces, workstations, camera systems, telemetry systems, etc.
Support instrumentation technicians and Aircraft Operations Team in the implementation of instrumentation designs

Fulltime

Flight Test Instrumentation Electrical Design Lead

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-ele...

Location

United States , San Jose

Salary:

186240.00 - 232800.00 USD / Year

Archer Aviation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

B.S. in Engineering
7+ years experience as Electrical Design Engineer or Instrumentation Engineer
Experience with design and installation of wiring for flight
Experience with the routing of wires/harnesses for aircraft
Experience generating work instructions
Experience with design for manufacturing
Must be able to lift 30 lbs unassisted

Job Responsibility

Support the Design, Fabrication, Developmental Test, and Certification Efforts of Archer’s piloted eVTOL aircraft project
Perform the Electrical Installation Design for all Flight Test Instrumentation related hardware for flight test aircraft
Support the Installation planning and liaison manufacturing for the installation of flight test instrumentation onto test aircraft in buildup and in active test
Work with internal customers and vendors to solve instrumentation and measurement related challenges
Key advisor to the Instrumentation Director regarding all aircraft instrumentation electrical design activities
Develop processes and documentation to support the installation and maintenance of flight test instrumentation
Collaborate with the Flight Test Engineering and Certification Teams to plan and perform all required development and certification flight test activities
Collaborate with all engineering design and analysis teams to establish a comprehensive instrumentation plan including, but not limited to, monitoring of strain, temperature, vibration, pressure, airdata, ECS, etc
Assist in designing all hardware required for flight test. For example, instrumentation racks, air data booms, aircrew interfaces, workstations, camera systems, telemetry systems, etc
Support instrumentation technicians and Aircraft Operations Team in the implementation of instrumentation designs

Fulltime

New

Director of Flight Test

Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enabl...

Location

United States , North Kingstown

Salary:

Not provided

Merlin Labs

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
10 + years of aerospace flight test experience, with significant focus on experimental or developmental aircraft programs
Demonstrated success managing first-flight and experimental test programs for prototype aircraft
Deep knowledge of flight sciences, test instrumentation, telemetry, and data analysis specific to experimental testing
Expertise in FAA Part 21, Part 23/25, Part 27/29, or equivalent experimental certification processes
Proven leadership of multidisciplinary test teams in high-risk experimental environments
Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to brief both technical teams and executive stakeholders

Job Responsibility

Lead all experimental and prototype flight test activities, from concept through certification
Develop and execute test strategies for first flights, envelope expansion, systems validation, and performance testing
Oversee creation of flight test plans, safety risk assessments, hazard analyses, and flight readiness reviews
Partner closely with engineering teams to validate new designs, avionics, autonomy, propulsion, and control systems under test
Direct the work of test pilots, flight test engineers, instrumentation specialists, and ground crews during experimental campaigns
Ensure adherence to FAA/EASA/DoD experimental test standards and experimental certificate requirements
Manage relationships with regulatory authorities, DERs, and other stakeholders to align test programs with certification objectives
Provide leadership in accident/incident prevention, emergency response planning, and operational risk management
Present technical and program-level updates to senior leadership, partners, and certification bodies
Foster a culture of safety, innovation, and technical excellence within the test organization

What we offer

health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match

Fulltime

New

Vice President, Air Vehicle Integration

Merlin is building the world’s most capable non-human pilot. As VP of Air Vehicl...

Location

Salary:

Not provided

Merlin Labs

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years in aircraft systems or integration leadership, with 5+ years managing multi-disciplinary hardware teams delivering to flight
Proven record delivering certified or certifiable aircraft integrations under Part 23, 25, or equivalent military programs
Deep technical expertise in avionics architecture, wiring design, grounding/bonding, EMI/EMC, and power distribution
Hands-on experience planning and executing DO-160 environmental testing
Strong background in configuration management, supplier oversight, and flight-test readiness
Excellent communicator who drives alignment across hardware, software, certification, and program functions
Ideal candidate would have or have held appropriate FAA DER delegations

Job Responsibility

Lead all aspects of aircraft integration and adaptation for the Merlin Pilot across multiple platforms
Define and deliver integration plans covering avionics architecture, wiring, structural installation, power and cooling, EMI/EMC, and ICDs
Oversee mechanical and electrical design, environmental qualification (DO-160), and airworthiness compliance (ARP4754A, ARP4761)
Develop and operate systems-integration labs, SILs, HILs, and flight-test instrumentation—ensuring high fidelity and uptime
Manage suppliers for harnesses, LRUs, racks, and test services
own quality, delivery, and cost
Establish configuration management discipline, engineering release, and traceability from requirements through test
Build, lead, and mentor a multi-disciplinary hardware organization focused on safety, learning, and execution velocity
Partner with leadership to hit ground, taxi, and flight-test milestones that move autonomy from lab to sky
Develop strong relationships with suppliers and target airframe OEMs to enable on-time delivery of Merlin autonomy capabilities to end users

Fulltime

Staff Engineer, Flight Controls Software

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-ele...

Location

Brazil , São Paulo

Salary:

Not provided

Archer Aviation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience in a flight control software or a related field
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree
Proficiency with C/C++
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink
Fluency with widely used scripting languages like bash and Python
Experience developing software complying with safety standards like DO-178C or ISO 26262 to high criticality levels (DAL-A/B)
Understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, AFDX, Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc…)
Familiarity with debuggers and lab instruments such oscilloscopes and bus analyzers
Experience with Model Based Software development and certification (DO-331)
Excellent organizational and communication skills

Job Responsibility

Develop safety critical software components for Archer’s flight control system
Participate in planning, design, scheduling, prioritizing, and tracking the project
Work with system engineers to decompose item requirements into high level and low level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C
Work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate the complex hardware/software flight control system
Development of software plans, processes & guidelines
Software requirements decomposition, analysis, definition, and traceability
Software design and development, performance, risk, safety, operation and cost optimization trade studies, and lead / conduct design reviews
Software analyses, requirements-based testing, and structural coverage analysis
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes to increase safety and efficiency

New

Senior Security Engineer

The primary focus of this role is web application security. The security team wo...

Location

Salary:

110000.00 - 190000.00 USD / Year

Aha!

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Four+ years of experience working in application security
Active collaborator with engineering and product teams
Experience with security reviews or threat modeling for a full-stack web application
Experience with security tools such as CodeQL or Burp Suite

Job Responsibility

Identifying application security threats and mitigations early
Improving and maintaining security code scanning tools
Contributing to application security scanning or testing
Developing and sharing secure patterns internally for ongoing education

What we offer

Profit sharing
Medical, dental, and vision plans (for many teammates, we cover 100% of the premiums)
Up to 200 hours of paid time off a year to spend however you want
30 to 90 days of paid parental leave and five to 10 days of paid care and bereavement leave
Up to $1,000 annually for third-party education, along with paid time off to immerse yourself in learning
Volunteer opportunities throughout the year

Fulltime

New

Sr. Ruby on Rails Engineer

Aha! is the world's #1 product development software. We help more than 1 million...

Location

Salary:

110000.00 - 190000.00 USD / Year

Aha!

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Four+ years of experience working in Ruby on Rails
Builder of scalable, efficient, and maintainable architectures
Experience developing features at a high-growth SaaS company
Active collaborator with product teams
Strong problem-solving skills
Experience working on important functionality for a cloud-based product
Humble, eager to learn, and always willing to help others
Experience working at meaningful scale

Job Responsibility

Implementing new features for our users, touching each layer of the MVC as needed
Building deeply interactive reporting interfaces using React
Working proactively with product and UX to refine and iterate on specifications as the feature takes shape
Investigating slow performance and optimizing queries to ensure Aha! is snappy and satisfying to use
Interfacing directly with users to quickly squash bugs as part of our regular customer support rotation
Documenting components in our style guide to help drive consistency

What we offer

Profit sharing
Retirement contribution
Medical, dental, and vision plans (for many teammates, we cover 100% of the premiums)
Up to 200 hours of paid time off a year
30 to 90 days of paid parental leave
Five to 10 days of paid care and bereavement leave
Up to $1,000 annually for third-party education, along with paid time off to immerse yourself in learning
Volunteer opportunities throughout the year
Equity

Fulltime

New

Platform Engineer (CI)

Platform engineers at Aha! support the rest of the engineering team by developin...

Location

Salary:

100000.00 - 160000.00 USD / Year

Aha!

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Two+ years working in Ruby on Rails as well as a Rails codebase
Managing AWS infrastructure using terraform
Using containerization and build systems
Producing fast, efficient, and reliable services
Running a CI pipeline for a sizable team

Job Responsibility

Building developer tooling such as CI pipelines, local and staging environments, and helpful CLI tools
Building monitoring and observability pipelines to ensure we provide highly reliable service
Building infrastructure services that Aha! product developers can use
Listening to product developers' pain points and capturing ideas for a more pleasant development experience
Contributing to the success of the team via code reviews and collaboration

What we offer

Profit sharing
Medical, dental, and vision plans (for many teammates, we cover 100% of the premiums)
Up to 200 hours of paid time off a year
30 to 90 days of paid parental leave and five to 10 days of paid care and bereavement leave
Up to $1,000 annually for third-party education, along with paid time off to immerse yourself in learning
Volunteer opportunities throughout the year

Fulltime

Flight Test Instrumentation Operations Lead

Archer Aviation

Location:
United States, San Jose

Category:
Research and Development

Contract Type:
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Salary:

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Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

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