SUMMARY A Director of Experimental for eVTOL Flight Test (Piloted / Uncrewed) leads the teams for prototype testing, envelope expansion, and demonstrations of compliance to regulatory certification.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Managing Flight Test facilities, schedule, test pilots and engineers, overseeing safety risk assessments, and ensuring FAA compliance for the test fleet.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Test Strategy: Use team to design and execute first-flight, envelope expansion, and handling-qualities test plans for experimental electric aircraft configurations.
Safety & Risk Management: Lead safety review boards, manage hazard analyses, and define strict knock-off criteria for manned flight operations.
Team Leadership: Direct multidisciplinary teams including experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, technicians and ground maintenance crews.
Regulatory Compliance: Partner with company Certification & Airworthiness, FAA and Designees to demonstrate compliance to regulations and standards, manage experimental airworthiness certificates and meet certification goals.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience: 10+ years in experimental or developmental flight test, with specific background in VTOL, fly-by-wire, or electric propulsion systems.
Pilot/Test Background: Graduate of a recognized Test Pilot School (or equivalent deep experimental flight test direction experience).
Regulatory Knowledge: Expert familiarity with FAA experimental flight test regulations and safety standards.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Lakeland, Florida
Website
http://www.precisionpersonnel.com
Skills
Aerospace Engineeringunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Facilities Managementunmatched
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)unmatched
Hazard Analysisunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Maintenance Servicesunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Product Demonstrationunmatched
Propulsionunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Safety Standardsunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Test Strategyunmatched
Testingunmatched
Vehicle Fleetsunmatched
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