Senior Flight Test Engineer

Company: Volansi, Inc.
Location: Concord
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

We are reinventing how products are delivered around the world by unlocking the path not yet traveled. Our company was founded in 2015 and is backed by Silicon Valley's most prominent VCs, including YCombinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Icon Ventures. Volansi provides fast on-demand aerial delivery service for time-critical shipments over long ranges. We build and operate long-range, high-payload drones for commercial, defense, and humanitarian applications. Leveraging drone technology as a transportation method, we help our customers gain control of their supply chain and save millions of dollars on downtime and inventory costs. Our work came from the immediate need for critical delivery of parts to drastically reduce downtime for an automotive company. From this idea, our founders have scaled the company into a team of highly skilled and motivated individuals to serve critical delivery markets. Interested? In this role you will help test flight Volansi's fleet of vertical-take-off-and-landing fixed-wing aircraft with a highly-motivated, results-driven international team. This includes but is not limited to: What You Will Do:

• Flight test Volansi's fleet of vertical-take-off-and-landing fixed-wing aircraft with a highly-motivated, results-driven international team
• Test fly Volansi's UAV and provide data analysis from the flight logs
• Design and execute flight test campaigns to verify aircraft performance
• Coordinate with engineering teams to achieve flight testing goals
• Development of guides, instructions, and training materials for the flight operations team
• Support development and certification of aircraft Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field, such as Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Controls Engineering
  • 5+ years working with R&D Aircraft
  • Hands-on experience applying classical or modern control theory to an autonomous system
  • Experience building, designing, and troubleshooting mechatronics systems (preferably UAVs specifically)
  • Proficiency in log review and data analysis with MATLAB, Python, or other scripting tools
  • Experience with radio controlled planes
  • Development experience with ArduPilot or PX4
  • Experience with classical dynamics, modeling and simulation, and developing controls solutions in C++ and Python
  • Experience working on high voltage systems Why Volansi?
    • Comprehensive health benefits for you and your dependent(s)
    • Opportunities for internal career growth
    • Healthy meals and snacks provided, gym and commuter benefits
    • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays

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