Flight Test Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-05, Skillenai has indexed 108 job postings with the title “Flight Test Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is test planning.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05
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Frequently asked questions about Flight Test Engineer jobs
+How many Flight Test Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 108 job postings with the title “Flight Test Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05.
+What skills do Flight Test Engineer jobs require?
Across Flight Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, the skills mentioned most often are test planning, Data analysis, Python, C++, Computer Vision.
+Which cities are hiring the most Flight Test Engineer?
As of 2026-11-05, Flight Test Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Costa Mesa, San Mateo, Fort Walton Beach, San Clemente, Alameda.
+Is Flight Test Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 108 Flight Test Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. The skill mentioned most often in Flight Test Engineer postings is test planning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Flight Test Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Flight Test Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Flight Test Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
65 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Flight Test Engineer
Roles after Flight Test Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Flight Test Engineer (different employer) | 65 |
| Before: Systems Engineer | 9 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 7 |
| Before: Mechanical Engineer | 6 |
| Before: Engineering Intern | 6 |
| Before: Aerospace Engineer | 5 |
| After: Flight Test Engineer (different employer) | 65 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 12 |
| After: Test Engineer | 9 |
| After: Program Manager | 7 |
| After: Project Engineer | 3 |
| After: Instructor | 2 |
| After: Systems Test Engineer | 2 |
| After: Research Assistant | 2 |
Skills most often required for Flight Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| test planning | 36 | 33.3% |
| Data analysis | 35 | 32.4% |
| Python | 30 | 27.8% |
| C++ | 24 | 22.2% |
| Computer Vision | 23 | 21.3% |
| flight test | 23 | 21.3% |
| sensor fusion | 23 | 21.3% |
| flight testing | 20 | 18.5% |
| networking | 16 | 14.8% |
| MIL-STD-1553 | 14 | 13.0% |
| Autonomy | 14 | 13.0% |
| MIL-STD-1760 | 13 | 12.0% |
| test cards | 13 | 12.0% |
| Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS) | 12 | 11.1% |
| flight test planning | 12 | 11.1% |
Top companies posting Flight Test Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | 37 |
| Northrop Grumman | 21 |
| Globalpr | 4 |
| Skydio | 4 |
| Archer | 3 |
| Shieldapp | 3 |
| Boeing | 3 |
| AEVEX | 2 |
| Ag | 2 |
| Zone 5 Technologies | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Flight Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 24 | 22.2% |
| San Mateo | 4 | 3.7% |
| Fort Walton Beach | 3 | 2.8% |
| San Clemente | 3 | 2.8% |
| Alameda | 2 | 1.9% |
| Donauwörth | 2 | 1.9% |
| Fort Stockton | 2 | 1.9% |
| Huntsville | 2 | 1.9% |
| Las Vegas | 2 | 1.9% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, matching postings whose canonical role is “Flight Test Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Flight Test Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-11-05
- window_days
- 90