Flight Safety Officer

Job Description – Flight Safety Officer (336780)

Flight Safety Officer (FSO) located at the Flight Research Center, Arlington, TX. The FSO will oversee, review, and revise the comprehensive flight safety program for flight test operations, including experimental, demonstration, and corporate flights.

• Work with leaders of the Flight Operations and Flight Test departments to ensure their standard operating procedures support the company’s safety requirements.
• Stay informed of the latest regulatory guidance and industry best practices pertaining to aviation safety. Disseminate new information and ensure company policies and procedures remain in compliance. Provide direct input to pilots, flight test engineers and aircrew by hosting safety stand‑downs and recurrent safety training.
• Collaborate with Flight Test in developing, updating and approving individual program’s Flight Test Risk Analysis Worksheets (FTRW).
• Lead Flight Test Risk Management through coordination with the Lead Flight Test Engineer of each program and by participating in flight test plan reviews, test flights, pre‑ and post‑test flight briefings and test readiness reviews.
• Collaborate in the development of and amendments to company flight operations and flight test documentation, including flight operations manuals, flight test SOPs, local flight procedures, and ground‑handling procedures.
• Collaborate with the Manager, Safety Management Systems (SMS) to ensure processes and procedures support the overall SMS construct and Just Culture.
• Serve as a standing member of the Flight Test Management Committee.
• Collaborate with Environmental Health and Safety to ensure each facility’s inspectable areas are in compliance with the company’s Flight Safety Audit Program and that overall safety is enhanced.
• Perform duties as chase/support flight aircrew or aerial observer.

• Graduate of a certified test pilot school.
• FAA Commercial Airplane license with Instrument rating.
• NVG flight experience.
• Maintenance, experimental, developmental or production flight test experience.
• 1500 hours PIC in helicopter or powered lift.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 8 years of aviation experience, with 4 years in aviation safety.
• Graduate of a certified test pilot school OR a military Aviation Safety Officer school.
• Advanced degrees considered as additional experience.

• Off every other Friday with a 9/80 work schedule.
• 80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO).
• 120 hours of Vacation Time.
• 12–13 paid holidays per year.
• 6 weeks of parental leave.
• Competitive salary.
• On‑site clinic, pharmacy, physical therapy and licensed counselor.
• Access to more than 11 Employee Resource Groups.
• And so much more.

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