Flight Test Engineer

About Alta AresAlta Ares is an air defense Neoprime. We build AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles, along with the software platform that powers them.Our customers are NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions, and our systems are regularly deployed during live exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.Founded in 2024, we have grown to 90 people, raised over $60M, and increased revenue 40× this year. We are now entering a new phase of international expansion, industrial scaling, fundraising, and product development.Flight Test Planning & ExecutionPlan, prepare, and lead flight test campaigns for high-performance unmanned aerial systems, from early prototypes to mature configurationsWrite test plans, test cards, risk assessments, and safety cases for each campaignAct as test conductor on the range: run pre-flight checks, coordinate the test team, and make go/no-go decisionsCoordinate with range authorities, airspace regulators, and military test centres to secure test slots and approvalsData Acquisition & AnalysisDefine instrumentation and requirements for each test objectiveProcess and analyse flight data to assess performance, stability, and system behaviour against requirementsProduce clear test reports, flag anomalies, and drive root-cause investigations with the engineering teamsBuild tools and scripts to automate post-flight analysis and grow a structured test databaseVerification, Qualification & SafetyBuild and maintain the test and evaluation strategy, tracing requirements to test evidenceSupport qualification and acceptance campaigns with customersOwn flight safety processes, incident reporting, and lessons learnedHelp define procedures for operating systems safely in live and operational environmentsCross-functional CollaborationWork closely with Avionics, Software, GNC, Mechanical, and Product teams to shape test objectives and feed results into design iterationsSupport cus