Flight Test Coordinator — Aircraft Scheduling & Compliance

Quiet Capital; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental

Life insurance

Unlimited vacation

401k with match

Job summary

Merlin Labs in the United States is seeking a flight test engineer to manage access to test articles, coordinate maintenance, weather, and crewing, and ensure adherence to company processes for inspections, quality assurance, and airworthiness.

You will document configuration, schedule aircraft work, track weight and balance, squawks, flight test instrumentation, and conformity requests while interfacing with stakeholders to keep tests on track.

Qualifications

• Experience as a flight test engineer, A&P mechanic, or aircraft inspector.
• Excellent organizational skills for the ever-changing needs of flight test aircraft.
• Basic understanding of civil certification requirements regarding conformity.
• Basic database skills associated with tracking aircraft and component configurations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all work performed on the flight test article is authorized through the company work order process
• Control and document the test article configuration through installation and modification.
• Coordinate and schedule all aircraft work to maximize overall company efficiency towards executing tests.
• Maintain an openly available aircraft schedule via smartsheet or MS Project to track maintenance activity and mods.
• Using the company’s aircraft modification sheet, act as or interact with stakeholders to manage:
• Component tracking
• Hourly and calendar tracking
• Weight and balance tracking
• Squawks impacting flight readiness
• Preflight briefing contributions
• Flight test instrumentation requests
• Modification requests - test or prototype
• Routine maintenance
• Engineering orders
• Requests for conformity
• Functional test procedures

Skills

Flight test experience

AP certification

Aircraft inspection

Organizational skills

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

Merlin Labs in the United States is seeking a flight test engineer to manage access to test articles, coordinate maintenance, weather, and crewing, and ensure adherence to company processes for inspections, quality assurance, and airworthiness.

You will document configuration, schedule aircraft work, track weight and balance, squawks, flight test instrumentation, and conformity requests while interfacing with stakeholders to keep tests on track.