Flight Test Engineer

B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical or aircraft construction engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
2+ years of experience as a Fight Test Engineer.
8 years experience in the aviation industry with preference to Airbus aircraft.
Experience on A320 family or other Airbus aircraft.
Qualified from a Flight Test School approved by EASA or equivalent experience that would allow for an EASA Cat 2 validation.
Knowledge of Aircraft configuration management rules.
Current and continued EASA, TCCA, or FAA Class 2 Medical and be able to perform duties as aircrew on a daily basis.
Aviation certification or FFS Simulator experience.
Experience with AIRBUS manuals (Structure Repair Manual, Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Illustrated Parts Catalog etc.).
Knowledge of AIRBUS internal procedures, processes and tools.
Demonstrated effectiveness in solving engineering problems.
Ability to function on the basis of self-motivation and self-direction.
Willing to travel up to 30% of the time overseas and domestically within the Airbus international network, supplier and customer sites.
During 1 year, the selected candidate will be assigned to Europe to be trained and to get a Flight Test Engineer License.

Perform all ground tests and flight tests required to obtain Certificate of Airworthiness (CoA) and customer acceptance of production aircraft.
Requesting the necessary aircraft configuration and loading.
Writing and signing the Flight Order and the Flight Crew Report also signed by the Captain.
Calculating weight and balance and take-off data.
Accepting the aircraft technically, on behalf of the Captain, by checking, filling and signing the Technical Log Book.
Ensuring technical follow-up of the aircraft.
Defining the classification of the flight.
Conduct the flight and operate aircraft systems and Cockpit Collection Tool.
Filling in the Technical Log Book (reporting malfunctions or anomalies, requesting modifications for the next flight).
Writing the daily “Dépêche” and the Flight Crew Report (if so required, in cooperation with other crew members), forwarding the FTE log to the data processing team.
Requesting the necessary data processing for completion of the flight analysis.
Managing the aircraft during the overall ground and flight activities of production and delivery phases, as well as the proper execution of the related tests.
Ensuring a technical follow up of the aircraft from hand-over to FTC (FOT for Production aircraft) until the Customer Acceptance (Technical Acceptance Completion – TAC).
The Flight Test Engineer (FTE) and the Ground Test Engineer (GTE) work together as a team to ensure a smooth and successful delivery process.

No preferred qualifications provided.