EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOT M/F

Airbus; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 100 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading aerospace company is seeking an experienced Experimental Test Pilot in Toulouse. This role involves conducting test flights, ensuring safety and efficiency, and supporting flight test activities globally. The ideal candidate should have significant experience as an experimental test pilot and excellent communication skills. This is a permanent position requiring high safety awareness and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience as an experimental test pilot.
• Minimum of 1000 hours as Pilot in Command.
• EASA CPL with Flight Test Rating 1.

Responsabilités

• Conduct development and research test flights.
• Responsible for safety and efficiency during flights.
• Support flight test activities across various sites.

Connaissances

Excellent communication skills

Critical thinking

Team spirit

Formation

Graduate of recognized test pilot school

Description du poste

Overview

Job Description: An opportunity has just opened up within the Flight test team!

Missions/responsibilities

• Conduct development, production and research test flights, certification flights demonstration flights and training flights, according to the privileges of the qualifications held.
• Safe and accurate performance of flight test maneuvers, requiring a high level of safety awareness in the air and being able to recognize and recover from dangerous flight conditions in time-critical situations.
• Responsible for the safety and efficiency of each flight when Pilot in Command.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient conduct of designated duties during all flights.
• Support AIRBUS flight Test activities on other Airbus Production sites as well as world wide missions and in service support
• Conduct and/or participate in detailed briefings and debriefings for flight and ground testing activities.
• Write and/or review development or certification test plans and reports for assigned flight and ground tests.
• Participate in test planning, preparation and safety review meetings.
• Participate in the planning, coordination, and short-term scheduling of tests to be performed on assigned test aircraft.
• Coordinate with flight test engineers as required to ensure that the aircraft or ground test facility is configured properly to meet test objectives.
• Prepare and/or review the required test reports after each assigned test flight or ground activity.
• Identify and report product safety, certification and in-service efficiency issues.
• Act as internal ‘first customer’ to ensure product safety and quality before entry into service or aircraft delivery.
• Provide operational expertise, recommendations and understanding at all levels during design activities.
• Support marketing and sales campaigns and other customer support activities as designated.
• Employ effective communication skills to ensure that the conclusions and recommendations resulting from test activities are properly highlighted within the company, using correct channels.
• Contribute to aeronautical advancement by promoting sound aeronautical design, development, test techniques and safety management.
• Conduct specific duties in the Flight and Integration Test Centre as allocated. Examples are planning, scheduling of crews, safety management and flight crew representation.

Essential Requirements

• Experimental Test Pilot Graduate of a recognised test pilot school or Flight Test Training Organisation.
• Significant previous experience as an experimental test pilot.
• Previous operational and/or flight test experience on multi-crew aircraft.
• A minimum of 1000 hours as Pilot in Command.
• EASA CPL with Flight Test Rating 1 and Instrument Rating.
• Medical certificate Class 1.
• English language to negotiation level.

Desirable Requirements

• Previous experience as a test pilot on multi-engine transport category aircraft.
• Operational experience in an airline or airline training environment.
• Flight test instructional experience.
• EASA ATPL(A) with Flight Test Rating 1 and Instrument Rating.
• Type Rating on Airbus A320/A330/A350/A380.
• French language to beginner/intermediate level.

Personal skills

• You have excellent communication skills and feel confident to speak up in front of a larger group of people.
• Thinking in a sustainable long-term perspective is part of your professional DNA.
• You are able to listen actively and understand the needs of various stakeholders.
• Nevertheless, you can also assert yourself and convince others of your viewpoints.
• You demonstrate a positive and collaborative approach and a passion for creating a good team spirit.
• Critical thinking and questioning of existing processes is self-evident for you.

Contact Data

• Please upload your CV and relevant certificates. Regarding (www.jobs.airbus.com).
• Please apply online for this vacancy at our careers site. For your motivation please add an individual cover letter in the free text field while applying including your earliest possible start date and your salary expectations. By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
• Disabled applicants with equal qualification are favored.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: AIRBUS SAS

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Testing

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