Software Engineer - Flight Test Instrumentation

About the role

The Software Engineer - Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) develops, maintains and improves the software infrastructure that collects, processes and displays aircraft flight test data. You will build software pipelines and user dashboards used by engineers and test pilots during live flight operations and post-flight analysis to support aircraft certification.

Key responsibilities

• Help design and evolve the FTI, PDCS platforms and real-time visualization dashboards
• Build and deploy software for live flight monitoring, telemetry decoding, data synchronization and post-flight reporting
• Create automated database solutions and data pipelines for large volumes of flight test data and synchronized video streams
• Bridge Flight Test Engineering, Systems Engineering, Instrumentation and IT teams to turn technical requirements into usable tools
• Ensure system reliability, cyber resilience and data loss prevention while meeting aerospace regulatory standards

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent software/electronics certification
• Minimum 5 years of professional software development, preferably in aerospace, defense or regulated engineering

Required skills

• Python, JavaScript, Java
• Web applications, SQL database design, data pipelines, Git
• Data acquisition systems, telemetry architectures, video synchronization, SQL normalization
• Preferred: ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, IFS) and standards such as UAE MAR Part 21, AS9100, IRIG, AGARD and ARP4754A