Staff System Test Engineer

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!

We are looking for a Staff System Test Engineer to join our team. The goal of a Staff System Test Engineer at Wisk is to ensure that R&D projects reach their goals and set us up for future success. You will be part of the Advanced Research and Development team that focuses on the following key areas: flight test of autonomy technologies, new propulsion systems, advanced concepts.

This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View and/or Hollister offices 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days. 

With that vision in mind, we are looking for a Staff System Test Engineer to join our Advanced Research and Development team. The goal of the Staff System Test Engineer at Wisk is to create project plans with team leaders: including objectives, results, impact, resources, and schedules. Aid in the execution of those projects: write code, turn wrenches, build harnesses, analyze data, fix stuff, and document results. Coordinate efforts with functional and project team leads. Communicate progress, opportunities, blockers, and status to the R&D Sr. Manager, CTO, and other leaders as required. Encourage the team to work across boundaries, and get things done.

We are looking for team members who can drive the appropriate amount of process and rigor to learn quickly, and capture the results to build the first fully autonomous all-electric aircraft that performs and operates safely in an urban air-mobility environment.

The successful candidate is highly knowledgeable and an experienced technical leader who has direct hands-on experience in mechanical and electrical integration and testing for experimental aircraft, with the technical breadth necessary to interface with engineering functions such as Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, Test, and Certification. In this role, the candidate must be self-motivated with a strong bias for action, compassion, inclusivity, and excellent problem solving skills across multidisciplinary skill sets. You're a "hands-on" leader. You get things done. You drive alignment, clarity, focus and accountability, and marshal people and resources to accomplish the goal. You seek feedback, ask great questions, and are honest about what you know and don’t. You love trying something new even if you know it might not work.

• Be part of the Advanced Research and Development organization, you will act as a Staff System Test Engineer to develop a novel type of aircraft targeting the autonomous UAM market
• Take part in completion of R&D goals set by the CTO and Wisk.
• Support mechanical/electrical integration and testing of hardware to research their applicability to support the aircraft's Concept of Operations 
• Plan and support execution of ground and flight test activities for R&D on avionics hardware, propulsion and actuations systems 
• Post process data, debugging issues and writing reports to document findings.
• Work closely with Integrated Product Team leadership to develop test requirements and test plans
• Working closely with A&P mechanics, R&D engineers, Software Engineers, Flight Test Engineers, and Test Pilots
• Create Mechanical Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) solid model and wiring diagrams.

• Earned a B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautical or Electrical Engineering with at least 8 years experience in the integration, evaluation, and testing of aircraft or large integrated systems such as integrated avionics systems, electrical systems, battery management systems, propulsion systems or fly-by-wire systems.
• Leading the testing of aerospace and/or aviation systems and subsystems 
• Have had hands-on experience fabricating, integrating, and testing mechanical/electrical/electro-mechanical systems or hardware.
• Have a strong and applied knowledge of complex mechanical and electrical systems
• Have a well rounded and applied understanding of mechanical design, the scientific method, electrical troubleshooting, digital signal processing, data acquisition, instrumentation, wiring, and harnessing
• Lead teams who achieved successful test campaigns from planning through execution and reporting

• You are familiar with NX, Teamcenter, Python, Matlab, JIRA, G Suite, ARINC/ Ethernet/Serial communication protocol, Data acquisition systems such as Siemens Testlab and National Instruments

• You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges
• You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset
• You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience
• You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion
• You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations
• You are a positive team player

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, and we encourage  individuals from all backgrounds, including those from marginalized or underrepresented groups in the tech industry and aerospace, to apply for our job openings. We consider  every candidate who shares our passion for making the impossible possible, even if they may not strictly meet all preferred requirements. We firmly believe that a diverse range of perspectives can profoundly influence both our product and our company culture.

Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.

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