# Flight Test Engineer at Voltair

- Company: Voltair (YC W26)
- What the company does: Autonomous Drones for Earth Observation. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://voltairlabs.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100 to $160/hr (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/voltair/jobs/sSOD2Ox-flight-test-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/voltair-flight-test-engineer/

## About the role

We’re looking for a Flight Test Engineer who is equally comfortable soldering a wiring harness on the bench and operating a 54lb fixed-wing aircraft in the field. This is not a pure R&D flight-test role and it's not a pure operations role, it's both. You'll build and validate the test fixtures and hardware that keep our flying robots reliable, and you'll deploy with that same hardware to fly real missions for large enterprise customers.

## What they're looking for

- Has built drones in hobby or professional setting and understands electrical systems on drones
- Experience with autopilot firmware (ArduPilot, PX4, or similar)
- 1+ years of related professional experience
- Good instincts for airmanship and risk management
- Manned aviation experience (private pilot or higher)
- Experience running structured flight test plans or test campaigns

Tags: Engineering