Principal Flight Test Engineer Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Study and review development specifications, and technical and certification requirements

• related to the System under Test.
• Study all technical literature and information related to the System under Test as deemed
• necessary for thorough test planning and hazard or risk identification.
• Support engineering activities related to the identification and definition of Flight Test
• Requirements, including Flight Test Instrumentation, and aircraft configurations for testing.
• Preparation of Flight Test Plans in accordance with ADASI Flight Test Operations Manual
• and standards.
• Preparation of Test Hazard Assessments in accordance with ADASI Flight Test Operations
• Manual and relevant guidelines.
• Managing flight tests within projects allocated to, in accordance with ADASI processes,
• including planning, execution, monitoring, control, reporting and closure.
• Adherence to the flight test process ensuring it is maintained during the execution of duties,
• including the maintenance of Flight Test Dossiers in accordance with the ADASI Flight Test
• Operations Manual.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, aeronautical rules and local regulations governing
• the flight testing of specific aircraft operations and maintenance activities.
• Ensure that safety standards are maintained as per as per Company policy, the Safety
• Management System (SMS) and legislation requirements as applicable, within allocated area
• of responsibility.
• Comply with the Quality Management System i.a.w. the AS 9100D and ISO 9001 standards,
• as per Company Policy, and support activities related to Flight Test and associated
• engineering to ensure that the company retains its AS 9100D Accreditation Certificate.
• Reporting of non-compliances on both safety and quality issues within the allocated work to
• the responsible line management.
• Professional execution of other ad hoc tasks within current capabilities as delegated by
• management. This will however be mutually agreed as and when required.
• Compliance with proper document and configuration control of all Flight Operations records
• and documents.
• Assist the Head of Flight Test Engineering with planning and utilization of Flight Test
• Engineers and support personnel to ensure effective and efficient use of available resources.
• Identify relevant training requirement

Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree
• Flight Test Engineer Category II or higher

Required Skills:

• At least 5 years of experience in aeronautical engineering or related engineering discipline

• and/or flight operations environment.
• Knowledge of aviation safety standards and experience in aviation safety assurance
• processes.
• Knowledge of aviation and UAS certification standards.
• Computer literacy in, at least, Word, Excel, Visio and Powerpoint.
• Advanced literacy in Matlab.
• Above-average written and verbal communication (English).

Preferable Attributes:

• Formal training in flight testing of Unmanned Systems, or at least one year’s engineering or

• operating experience of Unmanned Air Systems, which may be concurrent with
• abovementioned engineering experience.
• Good leadership qualities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to plan and possess strong organizational skills.
• Team player and ability to collaborate within other engineering disciplines.
• Credibility within the flight test community.
• General radio licence.
• Class 2 medical certificate

Authorisation level:

• Review of safety assessments, flight test plans, test schedules, flight test reports and related documents associated with the flight test process, and as assigned by the Head of Flight Test.