Flight Test Dispatcher I

Airbus • Mobile, AL

16d • Onsite

About The Position

In this fast paced and operational environment, there is no day similar to the next. At Airbus we face daily challenges, but through collaborative teamwork we overcome them by focusing on Quality, Safety, and Customer Transparency to deliver the best possible aircraft. The Flight Test Planner requires a self-starter who is able to work independently with minimal supervision. As a member of the Flight Test Support group, your positive and proactive approach will contribute to the overall success of the team. The Flight Test Engineers (FTE), Ground Test Engineers (GTE), and Pilot groups depend on your ability to balance operational demands with capacity constraints, while providing timely scheduling decisions that allows the team as a whole to operate safely and efficiently.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• 3 to 5 years of aviation industry experience.
• Previous experience in a Flight Crew Scheduling Department.
• Demonstration of soft skills as communication, situational awareness, workload management.
• Ability to work under pressure, with short deadlines and a changing environment.
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Well-organized, self-directed, and an engaged, collaborative team player.
• Customer focused with a strong business orientation.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Written and oral communication, interpersonal skills, as well as effective result-oriented problem solving skills.
• Proficiency in Office productivity tools.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Aeronautics or engineering preferred.
• FAA aircraft dispatcher certification - preferred
• FCC Radio license (or) ground control experience - preferred
• FAA pilot certifications or international equivalent – preferred
• Google Workspace preferred.
• Previous experience conducting communication tests with aircraft preferred.
• TSA waiver submission and modification coordination preferred.
• Previous NavBlue or similar flight planning software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the Flight Test team representative in scheduling meetings with MAP, Flightline, and Quality teams to include Delivery Center planning meetings.
• Manages schedule through TimeBox (Flight Test scheduling system) to maximize Flight Test support for A320 and A220 Flight Test activities.
• Ensures the information flow between SA Aircraft technical group and Production flight test team in Mobile.
• Resource planning and crew scheduling to include all stakeholders to efficiently provide support for A220 and A320 program’s flight activities requests.
• Coordinate communication between Production/Quality team/Engineering and Flight Test in regards to all support requests (to include airport operations and Airbus ground personnel).
• Tracking of crew qualifications and mission organization support requirements.
• Ensure equipment and flight test equipment is secured in a timely manner, using Click n Buy in coordination with Airbus SAS - Flight Test.
• Organize and oversee Flight Test department team meetings.
• Able to produce clear and concise technical and KPI reports to brief upper management on challenges and opportunities to improve.
• Compiles Flight Crew equipment requirements and orders through approved vendors.
• Ensure technical information about new features or standards is distributed appropriately within the Flight Test team.
• Participating in software updates, shaping the future of activity by a continuous improvement of way of working.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
• retirement savings plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off
• personal time
• holidays
• generous paid parental leave program
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans)
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
• other supplemental benefit coverages
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
• unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses
• accelerated development programmes
• national and international mobility
• flexible working arrangements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED