Flight Test Director

Flight Test Director

DRONAMICS

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Flight Test, the Flight Test Director will be responsible for definition of and completion of test flights and follow-on development and acceptance of the flight test program of Black Swan Aircraft and ancillary assets.

The Responsibilities:

• Definition of flight test plan with Head of Flight Test, Head of the Design Organisation and Director of Flight Operations.
• Creation of Flight Test Cards/agreement of Test Points.
• Support of Flight Readiness Reviews and Safety Review Boards.
• Management of Flight Test in different testing sites.
• Creation and issue of Post Test Report.
• Completion of First Flight review.
• Participate in and support the test program design reviews, schedule meetings, liaison with test site management.
• Maturity and professionalism to lead the execution of flight test briefings and missions and oversee a team of disciplined engineers.
• Write and review flight tests and safety plans. Brief safety packages to Test team and Management team.
• Review, update and brief Risk Hazard Analysis.
• Monitor performance parameters of experimental and operational systems during flights.
• Must work well in a team environment as well as independently.
• Position requires willingness to accept changing and evolving roles & responsibilities in support of the flight test program.
• The role involves frequent travel to Flight Test Sites. Additional business trips in the EU may be required upon notice.

Your Qualifications:

• Prior experience as Flight Test Director.
• Minimum of 3 years of Flight test leadership.
• Minimum of 5 years experience supporting flight test activities.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead a small team in successful flight testing.
• Bachelor of Science/Engineering in technical field preferred.
• Experience as an aircrew member (Pilot, EWO, NAV, etc.) and/or mentoring more junior FTEs and engineers is a plus but not required, as well as a Private Pilot license or higher.