Flight Test Engineer jobs in Costa Mesa — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-04, Skillenai has indexed 23 Flight Test Engineer postings located in Costa Mesa over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is test planning.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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Frequently asked questions about Flight Test Engineer jobs in Costa Mesa
+Are Flight Test Engineer jobs being posted in Costa Mesa right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 23 Flight Test Engineer postings located in Costa Mesa over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04.
+What skills do Flight Test Engineer jobs in Costa Mesa require?
Across Flight Test Engineer postings in Costa Mesa indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the skills mentioned most often are test planning, MIL-STD-1553, AS5653, MIL-STD-1760, Data analysis.
+Which other cities are hiring Flight Test Engineer?
As of 2026-09-04, the metro areas posting the most Flight Test Engineer jobs outside Costa Mesa are Fort Walton Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Atlanta, San Clemente, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Flight Test Engineer postings in Costa Mesa — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Flight Test Engineer in Costa Mesa
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| test planning | 12 | 52.2% |
| MIL-STD-1553 | 10 | 43.5% |
| AS5653 | 10 | 43.5% |
| MIL-STD-1760 | 10 | 43.5% |
| Data analysis | 10 | 43.5% |
| Test execution | 9 | 39.1% |
| Test reporting | 9 | 39.1% |
| National Airspace System | 8 | 34.8% |
| networking | 8 | 34.8% |
| Python | 7 | 30.4% |
| MIL-STD-8591 | 7 | 30.4% |
| test cards | 7 | 30.4% |
Other top cities hiring Flight Test Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Walton Beach | 4 | 17.4% |
| San Luis Obispo | 4 | 17.4% |
| San Mateo | 4 | 17.4% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 13.0% |
| San Clemente | 3 | 13.0% |
| Donauwörth | 2 | 8.7% |
| North Edwards | 2 | 8.7% |
| Salinas | 2 | 8.7% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 8.7% |
| Seattle | 2 | 8.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Flight Test Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Costa Mesa”.
- city
- Costa Mesa
- role
- Flight Test Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-04
- window_days
- 90
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