Senior Flight Test Data Engineer, Loads

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Job Description

Design, operate, and maintain systems for capturing, processing, and validating aircraft loads data from flight tests. Develop and validate loads equations, process large datasets, build automated data pipelines, and support structural analysis and FAA certification.

Hard Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in flight test loads, structural test, or loads and dynamics engineering on aircraft, spacecraft, or advanced air mobility platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering field (M.S. preferred)
• Hands-on experience with flight test data acquisition systems
• Proficiency developing loads equations and deriving structural loads from flight measurements
• Strong scripting and data analysis skills in Python and/or MATLAB
• Experience with loads and fatigue spectrum development from measured flight data
• Working knowledge of structural analysis methods

Soft Requirements

• Experience with FAA certification under Part 23 or Part 27
• Experience with RCAS, CAMRADII or similar rotorcraft comprehensive analysis
• Proficiency with FEA codes such as Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, or Abaqus
• Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing references (Bruhn, Niu, Roark)
• Background in signal processing, filtering, or time-frequency analysis of structural response data
• Experience with database tools or cloud data infrastructure for large-scale test data management