Senior Flight Test Engineer

Anduril
United Kingdom
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Leadership","Teamwork"]

Senior Flight Test Engineer leading test planning, execution, and reporting for developmental and operational UAS flight test programs across UK, US, and Europe. Focused on new aircraft development, electronics, avionics, propulsion, flight characteristics, and test quality, working with a cross-functional team to ensure safe, compliant, and rigorous evaluation of hardware and software in both civil and military contexts.

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3 months ago

Senior Flight Test Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior Flight Test Engineer leading test planning, execution, and reporting for developmental and operational UAS flight test programs across UK, US, and Europe. Focused on new aircraft development, electronics, avionics, propulsion, flight characteristics, and test quality, working with a cross-functional team to ensure safe, compliant, and rigorous evaluation of hardware and software in both civil and military contexts.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Determine and develop various approaches to achieve T&E goals and lead the completion of test activities.
  • •Focus heavily on new aircraft development, with emphasis on electronics, avionics, propulsion, flight characteristics, rugged design, and quality at scale.
  • •Test duties include system and sub-system level T&E of hardware and software. As part of this process you will support or lead test planning, establish test measures of success, conduct test (ground and flight), analyze test performance, and produce high quality reports to inform future development.
  • •Assist in the wider management and coordination of test and evaluation within the UK, US and Europe under civil and military approval schemes.
  • •Travel as required and be able to obtain UK security clearance.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement SavingsCommuter BenefitsRelocationIncome Protection

Key Requirements

  • •A Master’s degree in an applicable field of engineering and 8+ years’ flight test experience.
  • •Experience as Lead Flight Test Engineer for complex or challenging flight test campaigns.
  • •Expertise and working knowledge of UAS operating rules and regulations in the UK.
  • •Experience in designing and executing rigorous test protocols for new and developmental systems and skillful in data analysis.
  • •Thorough understanding of COTS and bespoke UAS technologies. Expertise of internal combustion, electric and/or hybrid powertrains. Knowledge of flight control systems and flight dynamics of small, medium and/or large rotorcraft.
Experience:8+ yearsUASFlight testAerospaceUK regulations
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoJavaC++PythonJavaScript

Eligibility

Security Clearance:UK security clearance

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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