Flight Test Engineer & Onsite Test Coordinator (all genders)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential defense technology client seeking a Flight Test Engineer & Onsite Test Coordinator to join their team in Berlin. This is a critical hands-on role where you will serve as the operational leader on the flight line, orchestrating end-to-end test campaigns for advanced unmanned aviation systems.

You will act as the "Conductor of the Flight Line"—the person who ensures testing priorities are crystal clear, manages daily tempo, coordinates crews, and transforms raw flight data into actionable engineering insights. This role combines technical rigor with leadership, requiring someone who can maintain discipline and safety while operating at high velocity in a dynamic testing environment.

Responsibilities

• Onsite Test Leadership: Serve as the primary Onsite Test Coordinator, leading daily range operations and ensuring the team remains focused on core test objectives
• Priority Communication: Maintain and communicate the daily flight schedule, ensuring all personnel understand the sequence of events and current testing priorities
• Briefings & Debriefs: Drive morning pre-flight briefings and evening debriefs, capturing critical feedback and setting goals for subsequent operations
• Resource Coordination: Manage availability of airframes, ground support equipment, and personnel to maximize range efficiency
• Flight Execution: Coordinate and execute UAV flight tests in compliance with regulatory requirements and safety standards
• Documentation: Ensure all flight activities and anomalies are documented with high fidelity
• Test Design: Develop comprehensive flight test plans, test cards, and rigorous flight test hazard assessments
• Data Analysis: Process and analyze flight data using MATLAB or Python to validate system performance against requirements
• Configuration Management: Track all hardware and software versions of flight test articles meticulously
• Safety Reviews: Lead Flight Readiness Reviews and contribute to safety review boards

What We're Looking For

• Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
• Citizenship: Must be a citizen of a NATO member state due to export control and security regulations
• Language: Professional-level written and verbal English
• Coordination Skills: Proven ability to lead technical teams on-site, manage schedules, and communicate priorities clearly under pressure
• Data Analysis: Practical experience in data reduction and analysis using MATLAB or Python
• UAV Systems: Familiarity with Ground Control Stations, telemetry systems, and mission planning tools
• Testing Experience: Proven ability to plan and conduct system-level tests in an aerospace or defense environment
• Mindset: Naturally organized with the ability to work through ambiguity; analytical and decisive; meticulous about documentation
• Preferred: Active experience with uncrewed aviation, flight test instrumentation and DAQ systems, Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation environments, or Ardupilot/PX4-based flight control systems

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our talent team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and fit for the role. If there is a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all communication and coordination will be managed through our recruiting team to ensure a professional and structured process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience level and qualifications.

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