Senior Flight Test Data Engineer, Loads

1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Data Science and Analytics
Archer

Archer

Archer Technologies provides enterprise governance, risk, and compliance solutions through the Archer SmartSuite framework. Additionally, Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban air mobility networks....

Construction & Engineering
251-1K
Founded 2018

Description

  • Design, configure, and maintain flight test data acquisition software for structural loads measurements.
  • Develop and validate loads equations and transfer functions to derive internal structural loads from flight data.
  • Plan and execute loads survey flight test programs with flight test engineers and structural analysts.
  • Process, reduce, and quality-check large flight test datasets and resolve data anomalies.
  • Build and maintain automated data pipelines and analysis tools for loads extraction, fatigue spectrum development, and design loads validation.
  • Develop fatigue and loads spectra for powertrain and airframe components using flight-measured data.
  • Compare flight test loads data against analytical models and support model updates and structural dispositions.
  • Support stress and damage tolerance analysis of primary and secondary structure using test-derived loads.
  • Compile test reports and loads documentation for engineering drawing releases and FAA certification deliverables.
  • Provide technical guidance on instrumentation strategy, sensor selection, and data quality trade-offs across programs.

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 a related engineering field; M.S. preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with flight test data acquisition systems, including hardware configuration, sensor integration, signal conditioning, and telemetry.
  • Proficiency developing loads equations and deriving structural loads from flight measurements such as strain-gauge bridges, shear panels, and accelerometers.
  • Strong scripting and data analysis skills in Python and/or MATLAB, including automated data processing pipelines and visualization.
  • Experience with loads and fatigue spectrum development from measured flight data.
  • Working knowledge of structural analysis methods, including classical hand calculations and/or FEA, sufficient to interpret and validate loads results.
  • Familiarity with fatigue and damage tolerance concepts, including spectra development, AFGROW/NASGRO, and NDE methods.
  • Ability to manage multiple test campaigns simultaneously and communicate technical results clearly across disciplines.
  • Experience with FAA certification under Part 23 or Part 27, including loads substantiation documentation, preferred.
  • Experience with RCAS, CAMRADII, or similar rotorcraft comprehensive analysis, preferred.
  • Proficiency with FEA codes such as Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, or Abaqus, preferred.
  • Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing references such as Bruhn, Niu, and Roark, preferred.
  • Background in signal processing, filtering, or time-frequency analysis of structural response data, preferred.
  • Experience with database tools or cloud data infrastructure for large-scale test data management, preferred.
  • Unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Benefits

  • Base salary target of $144,000 to $180,000.
  • Pay-for-performance compensation culture with rewards tied to business strategy and performance.
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants with physical or mental disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs.
  • Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.
  • Opportunity to work on sustainable air mobility and all-electric aircraft development.

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