Windlift's mission is to produce energy for a sustainable civilization, which we believe is the defining challenge of our time. Our approach harnesses wind energy using 90% less material than traditional turbines and will cut the cost of wind energy in half. We have successfully demonstrated the core technology and are expanding our team to:

• Produce a fully functioning tech demonstrator
• Develop a production-ready design for our early-adopter government customers
• Design, build, and test a commercial offshore system

If you are passionate about our mission and want to join a team developing technology with the potential to produce scalable, low-cost sustainable energy, we’d like to talk with you.

We’re hiring a Test Team Lead. The test team will plan and execute all flight, subsystem, and component testing. More specifically, the team lead will be responsible for writing test procedures and safety protocols, designing and building test fixtures, test siting and safety, developing processes and scripts for acquiring and processing test data, processing data and reporting test results, and maintaining all system hardware during testing. You:

• Have a BS in an engineering field, or equivalent experience in a relevant field (aviation, drones, automotive, etc.) and 10+ years of experience
• Have experience developing and executing test plans at the system, subsystem, and component level
• Have experience working with sensors, data acquisition systems, data processing, and circuitry
• Are detail oriented.
• Are comfortable with multi-day travel and outdoor work during testing trips
• Have experience with building high performing teams as you are empowered to build out your team, currently envisioned as 2 engineers and technicians and growing in future years
• Love to work on difficult problems, build cool things, experiment at the edge of what is possible, learn new skills, and share your experience with the team
• Look forward to working with a diverse team of engineers, builders, dreamers, and doers

The ideal candidate will also have experience with some of the following:

• Writing flight test plans and pre-flight checklists
• Radio control aircraft (RC airplane or drone) construction, maintenance, and piloting, including FAA part 107
• Working the FAA to obtain flight approvals
• Autopilot systems (Mission Planner, QGroundControl)
• Aviation industry best practices regarding safe and efficient aircraft testing and validation
• LabView and/or MATLAB
• Hands-on design and prototyping (including soldering, woodworking, electronics)

This is an incredible opportunity to join Windlift at an inflection point in growth and make a real contribution to our mission of producing energy for a sustainable civilization.

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to drive innovation, make better decisions, and accomplish extraordinary things.

Medical, dental and vision benefits are provided.  Windlift is located close to Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Research Triangle Park, NC, all of which are great places to work, live, and play.