About This Role
Reliable Robotics is seeking an Experimental Test Pilot to support the development of safety-enhancing automated aviation systems. The role sits within the flight operations team and combines aircraft and remote experimental test flying with technical leadership, flight-test planning, engineering collaboration, data review, and safe systems operation. The pilot will fly in both onboard and remote configurations while helping establish reliable procedures for future automated aviation operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Collaborate with flight-test pilots and engineers across Reliable Robotics to support research and development.
- Develop and safely execute flight-test plans, fly aircraft in both onboard and remote configurations, and help ensure that experimental flight operations are designed and conducted safely and successfully.
- Coordinate with Reliable’s Part 135 airline operations to support organization-wide standardization of pilot procedures.
- Contribute throughout the development process to flight-test execution, data reviews, and proper systems operation, while providing technical expertise and helping guide the development of the company’s automated aviation technology.
Requirements
- Required qualifications include an FAA Commercial Pilot ASEL certificate, 1,500 total flight hours including at least 500 fixed-wing hours and 500 turbine-engine hours, a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or science, a current Second Class FAA Medical Certificate or higher, at least two years of professional flight-operations experience, and graduation from an SETP-recognized flight-test school or equivalent qualifications for full SETP membership through relevant professional experience. Preferred qualifications include recent Caravan or PT6A experience
- an Airline Transport Pilot certificate
- CFII or military flight-instructor experience
- experience with automated or large remotely operated vehicles such as UAS or spacecraft
- flight-test experience supporting military type certification or civilian Part 23, 25, or 27 certification
- experience developing flight procedures, training curricula, and safety management systems
- experience with Part 135 or Part 121 air carriers
- knowledge of FAA 8110.4 and/or 8130.34 certification processes
- systems-engineering knowledge
- and familiarity with software-programming principles. Applicants must be willing to travel up to 20% of the time. The position involves U.S. export-controlled information, and applicants must provide documentation establishing their U.S. or non-U.S. person status and comply with applicable export-control requirements.