# Flight Test Engineer at Applied Intuition

- Company: Applied Intuition
- What the company does: Applied Intuition powers physical AI, automating machines across automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, & agriculture. Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.appliedintuition.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Sunnyvale
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-14
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Applied/503a7627-c530-4565-9408-e3ea99439742?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-flight-test-engineer/

## About the role

As a Flight Test Engineer at Applied Intuition, you will report directly to the Head of Acuity Aerial Autonomy. You will lead planning, provisioning, execution, analysis, and reporting of flight test operations and campaigns, safely and with technical rigor. You will work closely with software developers, hardware integrators, hardware vendors, and customers to continuously develop, improve, and field aerial autonomy capabilities. You will proactively improve and adapt flight test processes within the company. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of professional experience with flight test responsibilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Physics)
- Clarified, created, and refined test objectives, and led test plan working groups, test reviews, and safety reviews
- Authored clear and concise test plans, hazard analyses, communication plans, checklists, and test cards
- Secured personnel, equipment, and range time for test operations
- Served as test conductor or test director on test missions, briefed objectives, and decided in real time whether to continue or terminate testing

Tags: Software Engineering - Defense

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