About This Role
Textron Aviation seeks a production flight test and delivery pilot in Wichita to conduct production testing and customer delivery flights for new and pre-owned Textron Aviation jet and turboprop aircraft. The role ensures aircraft are thoroughly tested and delivered in compliance with applicable FAA requirements, Textron Aviation specifications, and customer quality standards, while also supporting flight testing after major repairs and modifications.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct production flight testing and required ground inspections for new and pre-owned Textron Aviation jet and turboprop aircraft, and perform aircraft delivery flights.
- Provide customer support by flight-testing aircraft after major repairs or modifications and travel to off-site facilities for deliveries and support activities.
- Adapt to a dynamic flight schedule while maintaining thorough knowledge of applicable aircraft models, systems, avionics, equipment, options, product changes, and updates.
- Record aircraft discrepancies precisely and keep aircraft documentation accurate and timely.
- Provide management with ideas for continuous improvement of products and processes, follow Flight Operations policies, procedures, guidelines, and responsibilities, communicate noteworthy issues to department personnel, and maintain safety as the primary consideration during all operations.
What We Offer
Textron Aviation offers a competitive and extensive total rewards package including pay and innovative benefits to support employees and their family members from day one and into the future.Employees joining the Kansas team may also be eligible for a $5,000 State of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Aerospace, or another related field is required. Applicants must hold an FAA Commercial Multi-engine rating, have 2,500 hours of total flight time including 500 hours of multi-engine experience and 1,000 hours of Pilot in Command time, and hold an FAA First Class Medical. The role also requires the ability to obtain a valid US Passport, support off-site travel for customer support and aircraft deliveries, communicate effectively in writing and verbally, and hold a valid driver’s license. Applicants must be eligible to meet any requirements for access to export-controlled information if the position requires such access. Textron also expects candidates to be comfortable learning and applying AI-enabled tools, evaluating AI-generated output with sound judgment, and using AI consistently with company policy and ethical standards
- prior experience with specific tools is not required.