UAS Flight Test Engineer

About Applied Intuition Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co . We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. About the Role As a Flight Test Engineer at Applied, you will report directly to the Lead Flight Test Engineer and serve as an integral member of a focused, fast-moving developmental test team executing a high-priority uncrewed aerial systems program. This role supports the full test lifecycle, spanning ground subsystem characterization through envelope expansion and full-system verification, on an attritable UAS platform operating at the frontier of autonomous strike capability. You will contribute directly to test planning, execution, data analysis, and reporting across multiple test phases, and will be expected to operate with a high degree of independence at forward-deployed test locations. This is a hands-on engineering role suited for a mid-career flight test professional who is comfortable working in an early-stage program environment where rigor, adaptability, and technical depth are equally valued. At Applied, you will: Support the Lead Flight Test Engineer in developing, refining, and executing test plans, test cards, and checklists across all active test phases Conduct pre-test planning activities including test objective development, Measures of Performance (MOP) definition, hazard analysis inputs, and Test Readiness Review (TRR) preparation Execute test events in the role of test conductor, data monitor, or range safety support as assigned Perform post-flight data reduction, trend analysis, and contribute to quick look reports and formal test reports Support Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Safety Review Board (SRB) proceedings, and Phase Gate Reviews by preparing technical briefings and supporting documentation Coordinate with vehicle engineers, GNC leads, autonomy software engineers, and range personnel to ensure test execution readiness Maintain awareness of vehicle configuration status, open deficiencies, and test database integrity across all test phases Support range operations at forward-deployed locations, including subsystem checkout, pre-launch procedures, and ground control station operations Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of flight test processes, standard operating procedures, and lessons-learned documentation We're Looking for Someone Who Has: A degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline (Bachelor's required; advanced degree preferred) 4–8 years of experience in flight test engineering, developmental test and evaluation, or a closely related discipline Demonstrated experience supporting or leading first-flight events and build-up test programs for novel aerial systems Experience with non-traditional launch ... (truncated, view full listing at source)