Engineer II, Flight Test (UAS)

Location: San Diego, California; on-site. Periodic travel to internal test sites, customer locations, and platform-integration events is required.

Company

hirify.global develops Hivemind Mission Autonomy and integrates autonomy capabilities across unmanned aircraft systems and mission applications.

What you will do

• Support system-level test planning and execution for Hivemind Mission Autonomy on unmanned platforms and mission-system configurations.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test procedures, test cases, checklists, acceptance criteria, and repeatable test configurations.
• Set up, configure, operate, and troubleshoot software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, laboratory, automated test, and flight-test environments.
• Install and verify test hardware, software, networks, ground-control equipment, sensors, radios, and computing systems.
• Collect and analyze telemetry, logs, video, configuration data, and test results; investigate defects and unexpected system behavior.
• Prepare test reports, performance metrics, dashboards, test-readiness materials, engineering documentation, and post-test findings with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, robotics, or a related STEM discipline; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• Foundational experience with engineering test, integration, troubleshooting, or verification through coursework, internships, research, military service, laboratory work, personal projects, or professional experience.
• Knowledge of systems-engineering and test concepts, including requirements, verification, validation, configuration management, defect tracking, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with Linux, Windows, command-line tools, networking basics, and scripting or programming such as Python, Bash, or C++.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written communication, teamwork, reliability, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to work on-site in San Diego and travel periodically for integration, testing, and customer activities.

Nice to have

• Experience with UAS, autonomous vehicles, robotics, aviation, embedded systems, or complex integrated systems.
• Exposure to software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, modeling and simulation, or automated test environments.
• Experience with test automation, telemetry and log analysis, Git, issue tracking, build systems, continuous integration, or test automation.
• Knowledge of Ethernet, IP networking, UDP/TCP communication, flight-test processes, aviation safety, or operational risk management.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense development, test, evaluation, or acquisition processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on engineering work across laboratory, simulation, integration, and flight-test environments.
• Collaboration with systems, software, autonomy, hardware, program, platform, and customer teams.
• Work follows established safety, security, configuration-management, and operational procedures.
• Opportunities to support integration events with internal teams, external platform partners, and customers.