As a Test Pilot for the Fury developmental aircraft system you will be involved in Design Reviews and working groups.
You will help develop system test procedures and be directly involved in laboratory environment and surrogate open-air environment testing.
You will be expected to perform as a guiding member within the Test and Evaluation team and regularly interface with the lead, Technical Director, Chief Test Pilot, Lead Flight Test Engineer, and customer representatives.
You are directly responsible for the safe flight of the aircraft and will hold an advisory position on various safety reviews, design reviews, and Airworthiness reviews.
You will be directly involved with ground and flight testing of developmental aircraft to determine compliance with specification, validation of Airworthiness and operational suitability.
You will work side-by-side with the Flight Test Engineers and Discipline Engineers to develop safe, effective and efficient test procedures, evaluate system and test safety, and verify the functional design of the system.
You will be expected to participate in flight operations efforts and support the direction of the flight test program.
You will work with other test pilots to approve cockpit configuration, author flight procedures, develop and verify emergency procedures, and be directly involved with test team and control room training. ... Continue Reading
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
10+ years flight test engineering experience.
1,000 hours Pilot-in-Command time or 500 hours in unmanned aircraft.
Qualifying hours must Include 200 hours of Pilot-in-Command time during engineering flight test, and 10 hours during experimental flight test.
Commercial with Instrument rating
FAA Class 2 Medical, renewed annually
Ability to travel as required to support off-site aircraft testing.
Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly; apply them accurately; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with emphasis on technical subjects and the authoring of numerous technical documents which support the safe operation of the aircraft.
Experience providing direct support authoring flight manuals and technical documentation necessary to operate developmental aircraft, and delivering configuration controlled publications to the customer.
Strong computer and technical software experience (MATLAB, JIRA, DOORS, MS Office, CATIA, 3DX).
Ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks
Able to work extended and irregular hours.
Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance ... Continue Reading
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