Assistant Manager – Flight Test & Operations Safety

Ubifly Technologies Pvt Ltd; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubifly Technologies Pvt Ltd in Chennai is seeking an Assistant Manager for Flight Test & Operations Safety. Lead operational risk management on the flight line, ground test rigs, and during experimental flight test campaigns.

The role requires 5+ years in airfield operations, flight testing, or related safety roles, with aerospace/ME engineering background and aviation incident investigation certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in flight test safety management or related fields is required.
• Strong knowledge of flight-line hazard evaluation and risk assessments.
• Experience with ground test rigs (iron-bird/tethered) safety essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-flight safety risk assessments for ground rig runs and test sorties.
• Establish flight-line SOPs, clearance zones and safe perimeters during tests.
• Coordinate CFR and airfield emergency response strategies.
• Conduct flight safety briefings for crews and engineers.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Flight-line hazard evaluation

Pre-flight safety risk assessments

Ground-test rig safety

Airfield crash rescue coordination

Emergency preparedness

ORM

Human factors evaluation

Telemetry monitoring procedures

Safety briefing execution

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering

Military aviation experience/equivalent

Job description

Assistant Manager – Flight Test & Operations Safety

The Assistant Manager – Flight Test& Flight Operations Safety will lead operational risk management on theflight line, ground test rigs (iron-bird/tethered), and during experimentalflight test campaigns.

Qualifications & Skills

• MandatoryQualifications: B.E./B.Tech in Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification/experience in Military aviation.Certification in Aviation Incident Investigation is highly desirable.
  
• MandatoryExperience: 5+years in airfield operations, experimental aircraft flight testing, orflight line ground operations safety.
  
• PreferredExperience: Experience in experimental flight test safety management, drone/eVTOL testbed oversight, or military flight line operations.
  
• PrimarySkills: Flight-line hazard evaluation, pre-flight safety risk assessments, groundtest rig safety (iron-bird/tethered setups), airfield crash rescuecoordination, emergency preparedness.
  
• SecondarySkills: Operational Risk Management (ORM), human factors evaluation, telemetrymonitoring procedures, safety briefing execution.
  

Key Responsibilities

• Leadpre-flight safety risk assessments and hazard evaluations for ground rigruns, tethered tests, and experimental flight sorties.
  
• Establishflight-line standard operating procedures (SOPs), clearance zones, andsafe perimeters during active engine or propulsion runs.
  
• Coordinateflight-line emergency response teams, Crash Fire Rescue (CFR) protocols,and airfield emergency response strategies.
  
• Conductflight safety briefings for ground crews, pilots/operators, and testengineers prior to test execution.
  
• Investigateflight operations near-misses or incidents and implement corrective actionreports to enhance operational safety.