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UAS Test Manager
Tycho.AIUAS Test Manager leading flight test program for unmanned systems at Tycho.AI. Collaborating with multiple teams to validate aircraft performance, mission capabilities, and reliability.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support and improve the company’s UAS flight test program, processes, and operational procedures, including test plans, test cards, risk assessments, safety procedures, and post-flight reporting processes
- Lead and mentor a team of test support personnel
- Design and execute structured test campaigns covering airworthiness, autonomy performance, mission validation, reliability, environmental testing, and subsystem integration
- Coordinate flight operations, range logistics, airspace management, and field test activities
- Collaborate closely with autonomy, controls, embedded, hardware, and systems engineering teams to define validation objectives and acceptance criteria
- Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions for flight anomalies, failures, and safety events
- Ensure safe execution of all flight activities and maintain strong operational discipline across the test organization
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of experience in UAS, aerospace, or flight test engineering environments
- Experience executing structured flight test programs for UAS or autonomous aircraft systems
- Prior experience leading or managing test teams
- Strong understanding of flight test methodologies, safety processes, telemetry systems, and test data analysis
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary integration and validation efforts across hardware and software systems
- Strong operational planning, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced field and startup environments
- Willingness to travel frequently to flight test sites
- FAA Part 107 certification
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Meaningful equity
- Generous benefits package
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Hard Skills & Tools
UASflight test engineeringtest plansrisk assessmentssafety procedurestest data analysisflight test methodologiestelemetry systemsenvironmental testingsubsystem integration
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationorganizational skillsoperational planning
Certifications
FAA Part 107 certification