Staff Test PilotWisk Aero LLC
Aircraft: N/ALocation: Hollister, CA, United States of AmericaNon-type rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
PIC TimeN/A
About This Role
Wisk Aero, an all-electric autonomous eVTOL developer, is hiring a Staff Test Pilot for the flight test, evaluation and certification of a new class of all-electric aircraft. The role is onsite at the Hollister, CA flight test facility, working with test pilots, flight test technicians and engineers to verify and validate the aircraft design.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Author air vehicle and subsystem test plans
- evaluate hazards posed by the method and scope of test and establish appropriate mitigations
- perform flight tests, piloting general aviation support aircraft and un-crewed aircraft systems
- develop, review and approve trajectory planning for UAS mission profiles
- report test results to a standard required by certification authorities
- support program documentation including Aircraft Flight Manuals and SOPs
- mentor and lead fellow flight testers.
Requirements
- 8+ years experience as a test pilot in flight testing fixed/rotary-wing aircraft or similarly complex aerospace systems.
- 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.
- Test Pilot role: 1500+ hours of flight experience, with 200+ hrs in flight test.
- Test Specialist role: 250+ hours of flight experience.
- Graduate of an engineering test pilot school or program.