Sr. Test Pilot

Responsibilities

• Author air vehicle and subsystem test plans
• Evaluate hazards posed by the method and scope of tests, and establish appropriate mitigations
• Conduct flight test and safety chase, piloting our general aviation support aircraft, our surrogate flying test beds, and our un-crewed aircraft systems
• Develop, review and approve trajectory planning for our UAS mission profiles
• Report test results to a standard required by certification authorities
• Support the development of program documentation including restrictions and special instructions to test, Aircraft Flight Manuals and Standard Operating Procedures

Requirements

• FAA Commercial Pilot or ATP certificate (Fixed or Rotary Wing)
• Minimum FAA Second Class Medical certificate
• Bachelors of Science degree in a relevant engineering or technical field
• 5+ years experience as a test pilot or flight test engineer in flight testing fixed/rotary-wing aircraft or similar complex aerospace systems
• Alternatively 7+ years of aviation industry experience with demonstrated experience in roles involving critical thinking and data analysis
• Experience with both Flight and Operations Safety Risk Management
• Capability to work within the engineering organization to inform vehicle design and describe vehicle behavior
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for multi-disciplinary collaboration and mentoring
• Experience mission-relating engineering data to operational use cases

Desired

• 500+ hours of flight experience
• Unmanned aircraft flight operations experience
• Experience conducting flight programs pursuing FAA/TCCA/EASA Certification
• Electric propulsion or high stored energy test experience
• Both fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight test experience
• Human-to-vehicle interface design, test and evaluation experience
• Completed formation flight training, with subsequent formation flight experience
• Familiarity with MBSE processes
• Masters degree in a relevant engineering or technical field

Qualifications

• Wisk recognizes the challenges that the UAM industry faces in the certification of our vehicles
• We are taking a pragmatic approach to this task and consequently are looking for experienced flight test personnel to join our talented team to make the certification process as efficient and effective as possible
• This is an onsite opportunity working from our Hollister, CA flight test facility
• Infrequent travel to offsite test locations and training facilities will be part of the scope of your duties

Benefits

Wisk Aero provides a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance.

And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.