Flight Test Engineer – Aerospace Systems

Location: DFW

Job Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

● Lead the development and execution of our clients flight test program focused on towing loads characterization, 

aircraft structural loads understanding, towing dynamics, and operational envelope development.

● Plan and execute comprehensive flight test programs, ensuring compliance with applicable certification standards 

and supporting Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) activities.

● Refine the Preliminary Test and Evaluation Master Plan (pTEMP) and establish the Test and Evaluation Master Plan 

(TEMP) to support program objectives and certification requirements.

● Develop flight test plans, procedures, test cards, test matrices, and campaign strategies to support progressive 

envelope expansion and risk reduction.

● Take an active role in ensuring the safety of flight test operations through risk assessment, hazard identification, 

operational reviews, and flight test safety planning (4040.26).

● Work closely with Systems Engineering to establish appropriate verification methods for system requirements and 

ensure test activities provide sufficient certification evidence.

● Develop and execute towing-specific flight test campaigns to investigate towing loads, towline behavior, aircraft 

response, aerodynamic interactions, and operational limitations.

● Analyze flight test data and campaign results to assess aircraft performance, loads, stability, controllability, and 

compliance with certification requirements.

● Investigate off-nominal towing conditions, oscillatory behaviors, and abnormal operating scenarios to support safety 

assessments, certification activities, and operational procedures.

● Coordinate with engineering teams, certification specialists, ODA representatives, and regulatory authorities to 

support FAA, EASA, and STC certification activities.

● Create and maintain certification evidence matrices supporting flight test and compliance activities.

● Prepare detailed flight test reports, compliance documentation, certification evidence, and engineering 

recommendations for regulatory review.

● Develop repeatable flight test processes, reporting methods, and engineering workflows that can scale across 

multiple aircraft configurations and future Aerolane platforms.

Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Flight Test Engineering, or a 

related field.

● Minimum of 5 years of experience in flight testing, flight operations, aerospace certification, or related engineering 

disciplines.

● Proven experience developing and executing flight test plans, procedures, test campaigns, and certification-focused 

test programs.

● Strong understanding of flight test instrumentation, telemetry systems, data acquisition systems, and flight test 

safety processes.

● Experience supporting aircraft certification programs, including FAA, ODA, EASA, or STC-related activities.

● Knowledge of aerospace certification and development standards, including ARP4754A, DO-160, and DO-178C.

● Understanding of aircraft loads, aerodynamics, stability and control, systems verification, and operational envelope 

development.

● Ability to develop certification evidence, technical reports, and compliance documentation supporting regulatory 

approval.

● Familiarity with towing operations, external load systems, or aircraft loads characterization is highly desirable.

● Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills to support complex flight test and certification programs