Senior Flight Test Pilot & Certification Lead

All Aviation Jobs; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Garmin International in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Senior Flight Test Pilot to provide technical leadership in flight test activities, developing ground and flight test plans for complex projects, and serving as Pilot in Command during execution of tests.

You will author certification plans or project documentation for flight manuals, interact with certification authorities to resolve issues, mentor junior pilots, and drive safety and quality improvements across the flight test organization while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering with minimum 5 years relevant experience.
• Commercial Pilot Certificate.
• 2nd Class FAA Medical Certificate.
• Minimum 1,500 hours total flight time.
• Minimum 200 Flight Test Hours.
• Previous flight test experience.
• Proficient use of advanced engineering and flight test tools.
• Solid understanding of certification process and regulations.
• Strong verbal and written interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Acts as Pilot in Command for experimental aircraft with moderately significant changes to certified design and conducts complex, moderate-risk tests.
• May act as Flight Test Project Lead for moderately complex projects.
• Drafts ground/flight test plans for complex test programs including programs with tests not previously conducted.
• Defines operational characteristics for the system under development/test and effectively represents end user of individual products.
• Understands and can maintain moderately complex test aircraft configurations and coordinates with engineering teams.
• Analyzes data to assist with development of systems, determines compliance with requirements, and provides certification data.
• Addresses issues with test aircraft and installations including advanced troubleshooting and provides support to aircraft maintenance.
• Identifies/tracks issues during flight test, offers quality solutions, and verifies resolution for moderately complex projects.
• Leverages understanding of aircraft certification process and regulations to author certification plans or content for complex projects.
• Creates project level documentation structure for flight manuals and technical publications intended for pilots.
• Serves as an expert in flight operations aspects of systems to communicate hazards and failure effects to safety analysis team.
• Works with certification authorities to resolve certification issues.
• Revises or authors new procedures and makes significant safety contributions to the flight test organization.
• Provides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques.
• Serves as a mentor to less experienced flight test pilots.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Garmin International in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Senior Flight Test Pilot to provide technical leadership in flight test activities, developing ground and flight test plans for complex projects, and serving as Pilot in Command during execution of tests.

You will author certification plans or project documentation for flight manuals, interact with certification authorities to resolve issues, mentor junior pilots, and drive safety and quality improvements across the flight test organization while