# UAS Flight Test Engineer at Flock Safety

- Company: Flock Safety
- What the company does: Backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.flocksafety.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $84K to $95K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Flock%20Safety/e6563aa7-3644-4b5e-a2f5-64665b920ff8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flock-safety-uas-flight-test-engineer/

## About the role

As Flock rapidly expands our Drone as First Responder programs, ensuring the hardware and software integrations for our aircraft perform with absolute reliability is critical to real-time operations. Building out cutting-edge airborne technology requires rigorous technical testing, field evaluation, and rapid iteration under real-world conditions. You will own hardware testing, pilot test flights, and validate new components so our DFR systems perform seamlessly when timing matters most.

## What they're looking for

- Valid FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate to operate UAS platforms legally and safely
- Hands-on experience integrating physical components and assessing hardware compatibility on aircraft systems
- Capability to interact with custom software via terminal interfaces and write or adapt Python scripts for test data collection
- Physical stamina to work outdoors in active field testing environments over 70% of the time and lift up to 55 lbs of equipment
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional flight test and hardware experience
- Experience with experimental UAS flight testing or custom flight controllers is a plus

Tags: Engineering