Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Wichita Metro Area, United States; on-site

Salary: $150,000–$230,000 per year, plus bonus, benefits, and equity for regular employees.

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense-tech company developing intelligent systems, including Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and simulation and synthetic reality technologies.

What you will do

• Design, integrate, install, calibrate, and maintain flight-test instrumentation systems, including sensors, data acquisition hardware, telemetry links, harnesses, and ground-station interfaces.
• Develop instrumentation architectures, sensor-selection plans, wiring diagrams, and installation documentation.
• Configure and validate signal conditioning, synchronization, sampling rates, and data integrity for acquisition systems.
• Perform pre-flight and post-flight data checks and maintain completeness, accuracy, and traceability of captured data.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions under tight test timelines.
• Collaborate with Flight Test, Systems Engineering, Avionics, Autonomy, and Safety teams while supporting field deployments, remote test campaigns, and static engine and hover testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10–15+ years of experience in flight-test instrumentation, data acquisition systems, or related hardware-integration roles.
• Hands-on experience with sensors, DAQs, wiring harnesses, and telemetry systems.
• Knowledge of instrumentation standards, signal conditioning, sampling theory, and data synchronization.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, and system architectures.
• Experience with instrumentation tools and software such as NI, Dewesoft, HBM, ICS, and telemetry systems; ability to support extended travel and remote test deployments.

Nice to have

• Experience with developmental aircraft, flight-test environments, or experimental test programs.
• Familiarity with IRIG time standards, PCM, Ethernet-based DAQ systems, and ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, or Ethernet data buses.
• Experience with Curtis Wright DAS Studio, IADS, strain gauges, thermal instrumentation, propulsion or structural testing, environmental sealing, harness fabrication, or EMI/EMC considerations.
• Master’s degree or higher in a related technical discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, field-focused work in a dynamic aircraft test environment.
• Regular full-time employees receive benefits, bonus eligibility, and equity.
• Temporary employees receive a temporary benefits package applicable after 60 days.
• Employment offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Equal opportunity workplace with accommodations available for candidates with disabilities or special needs.