Specialist Engineer, Flight Test

Virgin Galactic Holdings • Truth Or Consequences, NM

156d • $108,871 - $166,036

About The Position

As a Sr. Flight Test Engineer (FTE), you will lead ground and flight test activities. You'll ensure the project meets mission requirements and maintains technical, budgetary and schedule integrity with safety at the forefront. You will be the communication liaison between engineers and managers by developing consistent test methods, processes, and procedures and be responsible for coordinating activities involved with planning, executing, and reporting on ground and flight tests. You will plan and conduct test flights, provide timely test reports, and provide some analysis as required. The FTE works closely with engineering to turn their requirements into specific test procedures and plans in order to verify the safe and effective operations of our flight test vehicles. Configuration control, test conduct, and reporting are standard duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably in aerospace
• ~10 years of test flight experience
• Knowledge of flight test and aerospace
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex product development environment with multiple priorities
• Experience with IMP/IMS, risk management, configuration management, requirements management processes preferred

Nice To Haves

• A general understanding of aerospace drawings, specifications, and manufacturing processes
• Test Pilot School graduate, or flight test course work
• Hands on Flight test experience highly desired

Responsibilities

• Lead ground test and flight test activities
• Gather and develop the test requirements from the different engineering disciplines
• Work with engineering to turn requirements into test configuration, procedures, conditions, and maneuvers
• Develop test plans
• Develop the test schedules with project engineers and program managers
• Coordinate test schedules with maintenance, engineering, and flight ops
• Define control room display requirements and updates
• Define and monitor configurations for tests
• Conduct tests on the aircraft and in the control room
• Provide daily reports on vehicle progress and reports on tests as flown and completed
• Update flight logs and test documentation
• Write test reports to document results

Benefits

• Full range of medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Other benefits dependent on the position offered

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Support Activities for Transportation
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees