Flight Test Engineer
DZYNE Technologies · Irvine, CA ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- QA
- Visa sponsorship
- No
- Salary
- USD 100,000 – 140,000 / year
Plans and executes flight tests for intelligent autonomous defense vehicles at DZYNE/Ondas Sentinel: leads test teams as test director or conductor, authors test and safety plans and reports, sources instrumentation, and supports certification. Requires 5 years of flight test experience, an engineering degree, and a U.S. Secret clearance.
About Our Transition to Ondas Sentinel
DZYNE Technologies was recently acquired by Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and, together with World View, has joined forces to create Ondas Sentinel. Ondas Sentinel is a next‑generation U.S. defense platform integrating long‑endurance ISR, autonomous systems, counter‑UAS technologies, and mission intelligence.
While DZYNE is now part of Ondas Sentinel, we are still legally operating as DZYNE as we complete the formal integration of our systems and processes. As a result, you may see roles cross‑posted across DZYNE and World View, during this transition. All positions represent opportunities within the same combined organization.
What does this mean for candidates?
DZYNE Technologies was recently acquired by Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) and, together with World View, has joined forces to create Ondas Sentinel. Ondas Sentinel is a next‑generation U.S. defense platform integrating long‑endurance ISR, autonomous systems, counter‑UAS technologies, and mission intelligence.
While DZYNE is now part of Ondas Sentinel, we are still legally operating as DZYNE as we complete the formal integration of our systems and processes. As a result, you may see roles cross‑posted across DZYNE and World View, during this transition. All positions represent opportunities within the same combined organization.
What does this mean for candidates?
- You’re joining a team that is accelerating the future of autonomous defense.
- You’ll be part of a company backed by significant investment, strong growth, and mission‑proven technology.
- You’ll work alongside world‑class engineers and innovators who have already delivered thousands of operational flight hours, high‑impact ISR capabilities, leading counter‑UAS systems, and breakthrough autonomous effects.
- You’ll help shape a unified platform that enables operators to see more, decide faster, and act with confidence across the modern battlespace.
Together, Ondas Sentinel is building something bigger than any one company, a scalable, integrated defense organization designed to meet emerging mission needs with speed, precision, and purpose.
If you’re energized by ambitious missions, rapid innovation, and a chance to help define the future of autonomous defense, we’d love to have you on the team.
Position Title: Flight Test Engineer
If you’re energized by ambitious missions, rapid innovation, and a chance to help define the future of autonomous defense, we’d love to have you on the team.
Position Title: Flight Test Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA
Work Arrangement: On-site
Work Arrangement: On-site
Position Summary:
ONDAS Sentinel is building a highly skilled team that thrives in the design, development, test and manufacturing of intelligent, autonomous vehicles. The candidate will work in a vehicle development and manufacturing environment where projects are realized with the highest degree of commitment to quality and efficiency.
The successful candidate will be a highly organized self-starter who has direct, hands-on experience planning and executing flight tests as well as leading flight test teams. The candidate must have solid technical abilities, able to quickly analyze technical difficulties, isolate problems to the component level, and promptly resolve the problem as necessary.
ONDAS Sentinel is building a highly skilled team that thrives in the design, development, test and manufacturing of intelligent, autonomous vehicles. The candidate will work in a vehicle development and manufacturing environment where projects are realized with the highest degree of commitment to quality and efficiency.
The successful candidate will be a highly organized self-starter who has direct, hands-on experience planning and executing flight tests as well as leading flight test teams. The candidate must have solid technical abilities, able to quickly analyze technical difficulties, isolate problems to the component level, and promptly resolve the problem as necessary.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Five years of relevant work related to flight test operations
- Provide technical oversight and leadership in integrating flight test objectives, equipment, and test assets, skills/resources, and planning T&E budgets and schedules.
- Interact with certification engineers to ensure all program’s operational certification standards are achieved and addressed.
- Must have a strong technical background, ability to read and interpret engineering design artifacts, and customer requirements
- Must have the ability to communicate test procedures to a wide audience
- Author test and safety plans for a variety of programs and customers
- Assist in standardizing flight test planning products, and act as a mentor for new flight test engineers
- Act as test director or test conductor for flight test events
- Research, select, and source instrumentation components as part of a test system or unit under test.
- Develop and perform acceptance tests for a variety of products
- Author test reports for daily events and final deliverables to customers
- Follow specific tool control, FOD control, and safety guidelines and policies.
- Self-driven and interfaces well with teams of varied disciplines
- Perform other duties as directed by supervision and management for the benefit of the company, program, or employee(s).
Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
- Graduate of an internationally recognized test pilot school
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (required) Master’s Degree (desired) in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physical Sciences
- Experience in aviation as a private pilot or remote pilot (Part 107)
- Experience with U.S. government-sponsored test programs
Clearance Level Required: Secret - Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance, as required for the role.
Export Control / ITAR Requirement: This position requires access to information and technology subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms
Work Authorization Requirement:
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship.
Travel Required: Up to 25%
Working Conditions:
- The diversity of work conditions may range from an environment where there is little or no physical discomfort, such as a general office environment, to warehouse and other facilities.
- Work performed may be in a harsh climate and often in hazardous situations. While performing the duties of this position, one may regularly be exposed to extreme and austere desert or other environments.
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
- Must have the ability to stoop, stand, climb, and lift a minimum of 35-50 lbs.
- Regularly required to crouch and reach to install/move equipment by bending forward at the waist or by bending legs and spine.
- Involves movement between departments, floors, and worksites to facilitate work.
Salary: $100,000 - $140,000 annually
Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.
Benefits:
Our benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE offers a comprehensive healthcare benefits package. Base dental, vision, life, accident, disability, and other core benefits are fully covered by DZYNE. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401 (k) plan with an employer match and immediate vesting.
Some Final Notes
The description gives you a sense of what the position involves but is not an exhaustive list. We are a growing and evolving team, which means your responsibilities may shift or expand overtime as new opportunities arise. Flexibility and curiosity are part of what makes our work exciting!
DZYNE Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DZYNE Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which our company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
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Salary depends on relevant work experience, education, training, essential skills, and/or other factors such as specialized or high-demand professions. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible for an annual bonus. The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of salary or annual bonus.
Benefits:
Our benefits are DZYNE’ed for your overall health and financial wellness. DZYNE offers a comprehensive healthcare benefits package. Base dental, vision, life, accident, disability, and other core benefits are fully covered by DZYNE. DZYNE provides paid time off and paid holidays. Additionally, DZYNE offers a 401 (k) plan with an employer match and immediate vesting.
Some Final Notes
The description gives you a sense of what the position involves but is not an exhaustive list. We are a growing and evolving team, which means your responsibilities may shift or expand overtime as new opportunities arise. Flexibility and curiosity are part of what makes our work exciting!
DZYNE Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DZYNE Technologies complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which our company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
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