Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking an Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead to act as the operator’s voice inside the company and the face to the warfighter. You will fly our aircraft, plan and lead missions, integrate vehicles into live ranges and joint exercises, and coordinate with range authorities and test organizations.

You will own Flight Test as a Service engagements from scoping to data delivery. This is a highly hands-on role requiring flight test leadership across cockpit, control

Job description

The Flight Operations team atHermeusis charged with creating the strategy and leading the successful execution of the US Government relationships and processes that enable company flight activity milestones. This close-knit team serves as the main interface between relevant DoD, FAA, and FCC partners and internal company-wide teams. Our teamacquiresandmaintainsflight approvals forHermeusflight vehicles, coordinates and plans with airfields and ranges, andprovidesfleet insight to our internal teams and government partners. Our work enablesHermeusto achieve rapid flight vehicle development and to deliver Flight Test as a Service to our customers.

As Operational Test Pilot & Exercise Integration Lead, you are the operator's voice inside the company andHermeus' face to the warfighter. You will fly ouraircraft, plan and lead our missions, integrate our vehicles into live ranges and joint exercises, and serve as the single point of coordination betweenHermeusand the operational units, range authorities, and test organizations we fly with. You will translate operational intent into executable test plans — and translate flight test results back into capability the forceactually wants. You will also carry program management ownership for Flight Test as aService engagements, from customer scoping through flight execution and data delivery.

This role is for someone who has flown tactical aviation, planned and led complex missions in contested or congested airspace, and is now looking to put that experience directly into a new class ofaircraft. You will be an extreme owner, comfortable moving between the cockpit, the control room, the customer's conference room, and the engineering bay in the same day.