Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer at Skyryse
Camarillo, California, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Oct, 25

Salary

140000.0

Posted On

26 Jul, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Dspace, Matlab, Data Acquisition, Simulink, Data Systems, Python, C++, Aircraft, Sensors, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Working Experience, Computer Engineering

Industry

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Description

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related disciplines.
  • 2+ years of professional working experience
  • Experience with sensors and data acquisition
  • Familiarity with dSpace, LabView Equipment or equivalent
  • Familiarity with MATLAB and SIMULINK or equivalent
  • Programming experience, including Python and C++

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related disciplines
  • Experience designing, integrating, and operating complex flight test data systems or sensor suites on aircraft
  • Prior start up working experience
  • 5+ years of professional working experience
  • Strong hands-on experience
Responsibilities
  • Support the development of flight test campaigns using rapid prototyping equipment such as dSpace, LabView, or similar
  • Collaborate with discipline engineers to determine requirements for measurements for flight test data
  • Specify required sensors based on the required measurements, interpret ICD’s and specifications, and design the hardware and software integration of the sensor into the flight test aircraft
  • Design integrated flight test installations onboard aircraft, including required engineering documentation
  • Install, calibrate, and maintain the sensor suite onboard the flight test aircraft
  • Participate in flight tests as an onboard crew member
  • Maintain data pipeline, data integrity, organization of flight test data, and post-test data visualization tools
  • Ensure instrumentation is within calibration and maintain traceability of that calibration
  • Work within MATLAB / SIMULINK to model various sensors and to analyze, and process flight test data
  • Troubleshoot common hardware and software integration issues
  • Troubleshoot common communication protocols including RS-232, CAN, UDP, etc.
  • Lead process improvements within the flight test instrumentation discipline
  • Creating instrumentation wiring diagrams and block diagrams
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