Job Description

Flight Systems Lab Technician:

Role Type: FTE

Location: Palo Alto, CA (daily onsite is needed)

Industry: Aerospace / Drone Development (Wing)

Role Summary:

The Flight Systems Lab Technician is a critical role sitting at the intersection of hardware testing, data integrity, and laboratory optimization. You will manage the day-to-day operations of the Aircraft Development Lab, ensuring that flight components—including motors, ESCs, batteries, and propellers—are tested safely and that the resulting data is processed with 100% accuracy. You will serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams and the physical testing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1.

Test Engineering & Execution:

Running propulsion tests (thrust stand and wind tunnel) for

• New aircraft development

• Cost-reduction and alternative supplier qualification

• Existing Propulsion system characterization and Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA)

• General wind tunnel testing for new package and aerodynamic subsystem development.

• Test Strategy & Architecture, Test Case Design.

Mechanical subsystem testing for

• New package development

• Existing system characterization and RCCA

Battery and charging system testing for

• Cost-reduction and alternative supplier qualification

• New battery chemistries

• New charging system architecture

• Existing charging system characterization and RCCA

HIL simulation test equipment setup and support

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