Staff Flight Test Engineer
Core
Designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility.
Role type
Staff Flight Test Engineer
Builds
All-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
Domain
Aerospace / Aviation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
airworthiness certification flight test programs, safety risk management, configuration management, ground and flight test planning, multidisciplinary team leadership
Preferred skills
regulatory compliance, data acquisition systems maintenance
Technologies
flight test instrumentation, data acquisition systems
Responsibilities
Prepare development, Company, and FAA Certification Ground and Flight test plans; Prepare Flight Test Cards and assemble flight decks; Run flight decks in sims with flight crew for optimization; Participate in all aspects of the Flight Test Safety Risk Management process; Prepare test operating limitations and advisories; Mentor Jr. engineers in Flight Test processes; Monitor and document test article configuration, maintenance activities, and modifications; Help maintain flight test instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship