Senior V-BAT Air Vehicle Operator, Production Flight Test (R4844)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Serve as the Air Vehicle Operator during production, acceptance, regression, and troubleshooting flights.
• Safely operate the aircraft throughout all phases of flight in accordance with approved procedures, limitations, and test cards.
• Conduct mission planning, preflight preparation, system configuration, and post-flight activities.
• Review aircraft records, configurations, maintenance status, weather, airspace, and operational risk before flight.
• Coordinate with flight test engineers, maintainers, production personnel, and other members of the flight crew.
• Identify abnormal system behavior and support real-time troubleshooting during ground and flight operations.
• Accurately document flight results, aircraft discrepancies, test-card completion, and operational observations.
• Support the creation and disposition of nonconformance reports, corrective actions, and retest requirements.

Job requirements

• Minimum of 2000 documented unmanned flight hours or 1000 manned flight hours
• Experience conducting production acceptance flights, developmental testing, operational testing, or customer acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance documentation, quality systems, and nonconformance-reporting processes.
• Experience operating in controlled, restricted, or special-use airspace.
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA Class II Medical Certificate
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD security clearance
• Ability to pass background check, drug screening, and customer-required medical/dental screenings