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Test and Evaluation Engineer

Helsing· Deployed Engineering
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Hybrid (Washington, DC)Posted 1mo ago

About the role

Engineering role focused on testing, validation, and evaluation of UAV systems and AI-enabled flight capabilities across SIL, HIL, and field trials, with hands-on troubleshooting in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale rigorous test and evaluation (T&E) pipelines for autonomous UAV fleet including hardware, flight controllers, sensors, and edge-AI models.
  • Own planning and execution of Modeling and Simulation (M&S), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) analysis to stress-test subsystem integrations and real-time software prior to physical flight.
  • Organize, coordinate, and execute flight test campaigns; collaborate with flight operators, field engineers, and software teams to validate autonomous behaviors, sensor synchronization, and edge-AI model performance under challenging real-world conditions.
  • Deep-dive into flight data logs, telemetry, and sensor streams to identify root causes of failures, sensor misalignment, or edge-case behaviors; coordinate with M&S, SIL, and HIL to inform model updates and verification.
  • Collaborate with software, ML research, and hardware design teams to translate test findings into robust engineering solutions.
  • Author comprehensive test plans, safety cases, and qualification reports to satisfy safety benchmarks and military certification standards; produce V&V artifacts with System Engineers.

Qualifications

  • Hold a BSc, MSc, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in testing, validation, and evaluation of complex autonomous systems, ideally UAVs, robotics, or aerospace platforms for US military customers.
  • Proficient in Python, C++, or MATLAB for data analysis, log parsing, and automating validation setups.
  • Understand sensor integration, calibration, and synchronization (e.g., LiDAR, EO/IR cameras, IMUs, GNSS) and performance under vibration and thermal stress.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex, multidisciplinary systems independently and define validation roadmaps.
  • Experience on mature aircraft or munition development programs, including operational testing.
  • Familiar with military testing standards (e.g., MIL-STD 81H, MIL-STD 882E, MIL-STD 1316) and designing tests for them.
  • Hands-on experience with flight control systems (PX4, ArduPilot), ground control stations (QGroundControl), and communication datalinks.
  • Part 107 or other pilot license.

Skills

Required:Test planning and executionModeling and Simulation (M&S), SIL, HILFlight data analysis

Benefits

  • insurance coverage (medical and travel)
  • flexible paid time off
  • paid holidays
  • remote and/or hybrid work depending on position
Last updated Sep 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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