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Flight Test Team Lead

Job in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, 93403, USA
Listing for: Executive Recruiting Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-04
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Test Engineer, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Weareseekinga Flight Test Team Leadtoacceleratethedevelopmentandtestingofournewadvanceairmobilityvehicle .Thispersonwillleadtheflighttestengineeringandoperationsteamtosafelyperformtheon-groundandin-flightdutiesinsupportofthepassengertransportaircraftintendedtopartakeinthe

Urban Air Mobility (UAM)/Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) andfutureproductdevelopment.

Responsibilities
  • Day-to-daymanagementoftheflighttestteammembersincludingpilotsandengineersbymaintainingascheduleoftasksanddeliverables
  • Applycollaborativeapproachwithtoflighttestteamtoexecuteflyingonboardexperimentalaircraftand/orunmannedflyingvehicleoperationasacrewvmemberfollowingappropriatetraining.
  • Communicationandcoordinationofeffortsrelatingtotestingactivitieswithallotherdisciplines
  • Testdocumentationandreporting,includingtechnicalreviewandgenerationoftestplans,instructions,testlimitationsandpostflightreports.
  • Coordinationoftestaircraftandexperimentalequipmentconfigurationfortest.
  • Conductandimplementsafetyandriskmitigationproceduresasdefinedbycompanypolicies,andcompliancewithFAARegulations(befamiliarwithFAAOrder
    4040.26B).
  • Ensuretestteamisadequatelytrainedfortheappropriatemissionsincludingmannedandunmannedaircraftoperationsandtelemetryroomstaff.
Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree
  • 10+yearstestexperienceexperienceworkinginaircraftdevelopmentprojectswithhands-onflighttestengineeringorflighttestpilotexperienceworkinggroundand/orflighttest
  • Experienceleadingflighttestprogramsorprojects
  • Fundamentalknowledgeofaircraftperformance,mechanical,structure,material,
  • andelectricalengineeringwithaeronauticalengineeringisrequired.
  • Full-timeworkingon-siteatthecompanyflighttestcenterand/orofficerequired.
  • Experienceinthe Flight Testand Certificationrolesoratleastonefull FAA
  • certificationprogramPart
    23/25/27/29(fromfirstflighttocertification).
  • Privateorcommercialpilotlicense

This opening is for the Flight Test Team Lead role at Executive Recruiting Group.

Please review the full job details above before applying.

If your experience matches this role, we encourage you to apply.

All applications are reviewed carefully by our team.

The position is based in San Luis Obispo, CA, United States.

This opportunity is part of our work in Engineering.

The advertised compensation is 120..

We aim to respond to suitable candidates as soon as possible.

Full responsibilities and requirements are described in the listing above.

Learn more about the Flight Test Team Lead role in the description above.

We appreciate your interest in this position.

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