CH-47 Maintenance Test Pilot — Flight Test Lead

Amentum; Kentucky; On-site; USD 62,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a CH47- Maintenance Test Pilot to perform test flights after maintenance or modifications, ensuring airworthiness and flight readiness. The role requires coordination with military pilots and technicians, handling flight plans, and conducting airworthiness verification.

The position involves interpreting weather data for mission planning, computing weight and balance, and documenting maintenance/test discrepancies.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Perform test flights and demonstrating aircraft proficiency upon completion of aircraft maintenance or modifications.
• Interpret meteorological data as it pertains to filing a flight plan for the navigational course of flight needed for a mission or sortie.
• File flight plans for all flights using authorized navigational processes.
• Compute weight and balance logs for the aircraft being flown.
• Initiate and complete all military flight or maintenance forms to document maintenance test flight completion and discrepancies.
• Communicate, troubleshoot, advise and work side by side with military pilots and technicians.
• Determine in accordance with publications and procedures the airworthiness of aircraft prior to release for flight.

Skills

PIC hours

Job description

Amentum is seeking a CH47- Maintenance Test Pilot to perform test flights after maintenance or modifications, ensuring airworthiness and flight readiness. The role requires coordination with military pilots and technicians, handling flight plans, and conducting airworthiness verification.

The position involves interpreting weather data for mission planning, computing weight and balance, and documenting maintenance/test discrepancies.