Wing

Head of Flight Test Engineering

Palo Alto, California. Posted 2 months ago

The role

Lead the Flight Test and Evaluation team as Head of Flight Test Engineering. Manage and mentor flight test engineers, and guide test strategy for the Wing Delivery System.

What you will do

  • Manage, mentor and grow the Flight Test Engineering team.
  • Develop flight test evaluation strategies and plans for the Wing Delivery System.
  • Plan lean, high-velocity test campaigns that maximize data quality.
  • Advance testing capabilities with telemetry, test automation, flight test techniques and simulation.
  • Drive end-to-end flight test execution, including risk assessments, Test Readiness Reviews and Test Director duties.
  • Connect flight test observations to product, regulatory and engineering roadmaps.
  • Plan and execute high-integrity testing and data analysis for FAA and global aviation safety submissions.

Required qualifications

  • 15+ years in flight test engineering, including complex or autonomous system development.
  • 3+ years of hands-on flight testing of sUAS, eVTOL or autonomous aircraft.
  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Track record of technical leadership or direct people management of flight test and evaluation teams.
  • Deep end-to-end knowledge of autonomous aircraft systems and their operational integration.
  • Practical experience pairing HIL and SIL simulation with flight testing.
  • Ability to evaluate test programs for efficiency and communicate commercial and operational implications.
  • Ability to translate complex flight data into actionable feedback for engineering, product, regulatory and executive leaders.
  • Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with FAA processes, standards compliance or SORA frameworks.
  • Completion of an internationally recognized Test Pilot School long course, Flight Test Engineer or Test Pilot track.

Benefits

  • Bonus.
  • Equity.
  • Benefits.

Before you apply

  • Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate is required.

About the company

Wing offers drone delivery for last mile logistics, designing, building and operating its own aircraft on two continents. Wing is part of Alphabet.

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