Flight Test Engineer

ABOUT ALTA ARES Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime. We build AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles, along with the software platform that powers them. Our customers are NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions, and our systems are regularly deployed during live exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Founded in 2024, we have grown to 90 people, raised over 60M, and increased revenue 40 this year. We are now entering a new phase of international expansion, industrial scaling, fundraising, and product development. Flight Test Planning & Execution - Plan, prepare, and lead flight test campaigns for high-performance unmanned aerial systems, from early prototypes to mature configurations - Write test plans, test cards, risk assessments, and safety cases for each campaign - Act as test conductor on the range: run pre-flight checks, coordinate the test team, and make go/no-go decisions - Coordinate with range authorities, airspace regulators, and military test centres to secure test slots and approvals Data Acquisition & Analysis - Define instrumentation and requirements for each test objective - Process and analyse flight data to assess performance, stability, and system behaviour against requirements - Produce clear test reports, flag anomalies, and drive root-cause investigations with the engineering teams - Build tools and scripts to automate post-flight analysis and grow a structu