Lead Systems Test Engineer

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.SENIOR SYSTEMS TEST ENGINEER - EL SEGUNDO, CAAs a Senior Systems Test Engineer you will contribute to the development of test equipment used to verify and validate complex aerospace systems and components against product requirements, following a standardized design and development process. In this role, you’ll focus heavily on electromechanical actuation system testing, ensuring test setups accurately simulate real-world conditions to validate performance and reliability. You will work closely with design engineers to support integration and system checkout activities using deployed test assets in lab environments.RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide technical leadership and mentorship for the systems test engineering staff in a high tempo work environment.Drive the strategic vision and roadmap by reporting on project plans, development status, process improvement, implementation, risks, and opportunities for test equipment development.Support overall avionics systems and subsystems integration activities to ensure safety, certification & aircraft design requirements and objectives are met.Lead system-level integration efforts in the Systems Integration Lab (SIL) environment, ensuring robust configuration control and traceability across all test assets.Support technical and program management regarding harness design and integration to the aircraft that will also be used as part of the SIL.Assist in the creation of Bills of Materials (BOM) for test articles and lab hardware.Support technical and program management of the supplier regarding the environmental, EMI/EMC tests.Work in a collaborative manner with other engineering disciplines such as GNC, Perception, Safety, Systems, Flight Test, Software and lines of business as appropriate.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor of Science in Systems, Mechanical or Electronics engineering disciplines or equivalent years of experience.Master’s degree in one of the same disciplines is preferred.5+ years of technical avionics experience.3+ years of experience leading engineering development teams.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Broad technical experience with the specification, design, integration, test, data analysis and certification of Avionics/Electromechanical systems on aircraft.Experience in leading technical teams and specifically in test.Understanding of how Avionics/Electromechanical systems integrate and interact to the overall aircraft.Experience in working as part of a team that has certified a regulated safety critical automation solution in Aerospace industry.WHY SKYRYSE?The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility.Valuable stock option plan.Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans.Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually. 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Created: 2025-09-21