Flight Test Engineer — Data-Driven Flight Validation

Gulfstream Aerospace; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia, seeks a Flight Test Engineer with 5–10 years of relevant experience to support on-aircraft flight test operations and data analysis. The role is assigned to one of the core Flight Test Engineering groups based on background in Aerodynamics, Avionics, Powerplant, or Mechanical Systems.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) and experience with MATLAB or Python, flight test planning/reports, and data processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions.
• 5 yrs in specific technical discipline or 10 yrs broad eng experience with Bachelors.
• Experience with flight test operations, data analysis, and flight test reporting.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to planning, developing and coordinating important engineering projects.
• Provides specialized technical assistance to team members.
• Uses advanced techniques and modified extension of theories to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Determines and develops own approach to solutions within schedule and cost objectives.
• Works under limited supervision; work should only be required to be reviewed for accuracy and consistency with meeting overall objectives.
• Acts as liaison with representatives outside of the assigned group/area.
• Actively works to improve daily processes and ensure all work meets customer requirements.
• Maintains a current knowledge of developments in the field to recommend innovations to improve quality and effectiveness of company product.
• Advanced degree in engineering related field preferred.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Flight Test Experience

Flight test plans/reports

MATLAB

Python

Data processing/analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia, seeks a Flight Test Engineer with 5–10 years of relevant experience to support on-aircraft flight test operations and data analysis. The role is assigned to one of the core Flight Test Engineering groups based on background in Aerodynamics, Avionics, Powerplant, or Mechanical Systems.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) and experience with MATLAB or Python, flight test planning/reports, and data processing.