Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed test plans, procedures, and safety hazard analyses for structural, mechanical, environmental, and electrical components.
• Design, build, and commission custom test fixtures, automated test equipment, and ground-support equipment using CAD and rapid-prototyping methods.
• Select, install, and calibrate sensors such as strain gauges, thermocouples, accelerometers, and pressure transducers.
• Configure data acquisition (DAQ) systems to capture critical test data.
• Process raw test data to evaluate system performance against design requirements.
• Investigate, diagnose, and document root-cause failures when components do not perform as expected.
• Partner closely with Design, Systems, and Flight Test engineering teams to translate high-level aircraft requirements into verifiable, concrete physical test criteria.
• Maintain a safe testing environment by adhering to strict laboratory and field safety protocols, ensuring all documentation supports our FAA and UAS certification pathways.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of professional experience in a dedicated engineering test environment (e.g., hardware verification, environmental qualification, or physical lab testing).
• Hands-on experience with electric motors, propulsion systems, battery systems, EV systems.
• Hands-on experience setting up and operating data acquisition hardware (e.g., National Instruments, Dewesoft) and associated instrumentation.
• Strong mechanical or electrical troubleshooting skills—comfortable parsing engineering schematics, 3D CAD models, or wiring diagrams to diagnose issues.
• Proficiency in data processing and analysis using software tools such as Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
• Excellent communication skills, with a track record of authoring clear, concise, and professional test reports.
• Bonus points for experience working within the aerospace, UAV, automotive EV, or robotics industries.
• Familiarity with hardware qualification standards such as DO-160G, military standards (MIL-STD-810), or automotive equivalents.
• Experience with automated testing or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing platforms.
• Experience designing structural load-cells or thermal/environmental testing setups.

Qualifications

Elroy Air does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters that we do not have a written agreement with and all employment activities are managed through our People & Places team. We reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity package.
• Competitive insurance package including medical/dental/vision/long term disability/life.
• 401(k) with broad access to low-cost investment funds, paid parental leave, and highly flexible vacation policy.

Schedule

Full-time.

Pay

$118,000 - $190,000 a year

Company

Elroy Air does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters that we do not have a written agreement with and all employment activities are managed through our People & Places team. We reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

Legal Information

We encourage you to apply even if you aren’t an exact match for our open role, as many of our team members come from nontraditional backgrounds. This position will require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Please note that any offer for employment will be conditioned on any required authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.