Flight Test Planning Specialist
Core
Develop flight test plans aligned with FAA certification requirements, defining objectives, success criteria, and instrumentation needs for air mobility platforms.
Role type
Senior flight test planning specialist
Builds
Flight test procedures and documentation for air taxis and UAS
Domain
Aerospace engineering and airworthiness certification
Required skills
Flight test operations planning, airworthiness certification knowledge, safety risk management, ground and flight test execution, regulatory compliance, test readiness review leadership, technical documentation, system design interpretation
Preferred skills
FAA pilot certificate
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop flight test plans tracing to FAA certification basis; Partner with subsystem engineering to translate design intent and failure modes into test procedures; Lead or support Test Readiness Reviews; Author and maintain test plan documentation including matrices and pass/fail criteria; Coordinate with certification engineers and FAA representatives; Contribute to lessons-learned and process improvement efforts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
