Title: Flight Test Engineer

Company: Heven AeroTech

Location: Bingen, WA

FLSA: Exempt

Reports To: Director of Engineering

About Our Company

At Heven AeroTech (Heven), we don’t just believe in the power of people—we build our success on it. As a recognized leader in hydrogen-powered drones, we’ve earned recognition for creating a workplace where innovation thrives, collaboration is second nature, and every employee feels valued. Our culture is anchored in trust and a shared commitment to excellence.

We believe great teams are built on individuals who are humble, hungry, and smart—those who put team success first, take initiative to continuously improve, and demonstrate strong interpersonal awareness. At Heven, your voice matters, your ideas are heard, and your contributions make a tangible impact as you grow through hands-on experience and collaboration across the team.

Role Summary

The Flight Test Engineer plans, executes, and analyzes ground and flight tests for prototype and pre-production vehicles and their subsystems. This role also contributes to broader engineering analysis by linking vehicle and configuration changes to updated performance and dynamics predictions, modeling and simulation outputs, and verification evidence.

This is an experienced individual-contributor position that works closely with Flight Test Engineering and cross-functional Engineering teams. The Flight Test Engineer independently owns discrete test events end to end, exercises sound engineering judgment in the field, and produces test documentation and analysis that withstands technical and safety review.

Success in this role requires a hungry mindset—proactively seeking the next step, anticipating needs in test execution and analysis, and continuously improving technical contributions. It also requires humility, with a focus on team success, sharing credit, and learning from others. Strong interpersonal awareness is essential to collaborate effectively across disciplines, communicate clearly, and operate in dynamic test environments.

In addition to flight test responsibilities, this role supports broader engineering efforts including performance and stability assessments, modeling and simulation, and translating configuration changes into testable predictions and

Essential Responsibilities

Develop flight and ground test plans, test cards, and test procedures; identify gaps, dependencies, and next steps ahead of the schedule rather than in reaction to it
Define test objectives, success criteria, and data requirements in collaboration with cross-functional teams, emphasizing shared ownership and team success
Lead test readiness activities, including configuration verification, instrumentation checks, test article conformity, and pre-brief and debrief documentation
Own traceability between requirements, test procedures, and test results, maintaining disciplined and organized documentation
Serve as a test conductor or test engineer for on-site operations (field site and/or control room), including checklists, configuration checks, coordination with operators and maintainers, and disciplined test logging, while demonstrating strong situational awareness and sound judgment
Plan and execute envelope build-up and expansion activities, approaching work with diligence and a safety-first mindset
Execute ground and bench testing to retire risk prior to flight, consistently looking for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Specify, set up, and validate instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition, and telemetry, ensuring data quality and completeness
Perform post-test data reduction and analysis using MATLAB and/or Python, producing clear, accurate, and actionable results
Author test reports and presentations documenting setup, procedures, results, anomalies, and follow-up actions, while appropriately recognizing team contributions
Update analysis and prediction models when vehicle or system configurations change
Perform or coordinate performance, stability, and control analysis using the modeling and simulation tools appropriate to the vehicle and test objectives