Flight Test Engineer (UAS)

Location: On-site in Toulouse, France

Company

hirify.global is an air defense Neoprime building AI-guided interceptors against drones and cruise missiles, together with the software platform that powers them. Its customers include NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions, and its systems are deployed during exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

What you will do

• Plan, prepare, and lead flight test campaigns for high-performance unmanned aerial systems from prototypes to mature configurations.
• Write test plans, test cards, risk assessments, and safety cases; conduct pre-flight checks, coordinate range teams, and make go/no-go decisions.
• Coordinate with range authorities, airspace regulators, and military test centres to secure approvals and test slots.
• Define instrumentation, process flight data, assess performance and system behaviour, produce test reports, and lead anomaly investigations.
• Build post-flight analysis tools and a structured test database; maintain traceability from requirements to test evidence.
• Support qualification, acceptance, customer demonstrations, military exercises, operator training, and safe operation in live environments.

Requirements

• Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of flight test experience on UAS, fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, or guided munitions.
• Proven experience writing test plans and leading field test campaigns.
• Solid understanding of flight dynamics, flight control systems, and aircraft performance.
• Strong data analysis skills, including experience with telemetry, ground control stations, and onboard data logging.
• Familiarity with PX4 or ArduPilot, flight-log tools, and simulation or HITL environments.
• Calm, methodical, safety-first approach; strong organisation and ability to coordinate multidisciplinary range teams.
• Hands-on approach, comfort with field work, hardware troubleshooting, and outdoor conditions.
• Clear written and verbal communication, high integrity, discretion, security awareness, and team spirit.
• Fluent English required.

Nice to have

• French language skills.
• Drone pilot certification.
• Experience at military test ranges or with DGA or equivalent national test centres.
• Experience with live-fire, weapons, or counter-UAS trials.
• Former military service, especially in aviation, air defense, or UAS units.
• Willingness to travel frequently to test sites across Europe.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work in Toulouse within the Hardware department.
• Collaboration with Avionics, Software, GNC, Mechanical, Product, customer, operator, and field teams.
• Hands-on work in operational test environments, including outdoor range conditions and military exercises.
• Travel to test sites and demonstrations across Europe and beyond.
• Safety-first, methodical, discreet, and high-integrity working environment.