Flight Test Specialist Job Savannah area,Georgia USA,Engineering

Flight Test Specialist I in GAC Savannah

Unique Skills

We are seeking a motivated Flight Test Engineer with 5-10 years of relevant experience to support on-aircraft flight test operations and data analysis. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a passion for aviation, and the ability to perform effectively in a hands‑on test environment.

Candidates will be placed into one of our core Flight Test Engineering groups based on background and flight test engineering needs:

Aerodynamics & Performance
Avionics & Electrical Systems
Powerplant & Mechanical Systems

We are looking for applicants with academic or project experience in one or more of the following areas:

Aircraft performance, flying and handling qualities, fly‑by‑wire flight controls, field performance, flutter, loads, or aerodynamics
Avionics
Electrical systems
Powerplant engineering
Mechanical systems

Required Attributes

Flight Test Experience
Experience writing flight test plans and/or flight test reports
Experience with MATLAB or Python
Experience with data processing and analysis

Highly Desired Attributes

Experience deriving instrumentation requirements for on‑aircraft flight testing
Experience with 14 CFR Part 23, or Part 25 regulations
Candidate with Pilot experience
Experience with Honeywell Epic for Gulfstream Symmetry or Plane View
Experience with IADS or any real‑time data monitoring systems

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in technical related curriculum applicable to the respective job position or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 5 years Flight Test engineering experience or 10 years broad engineering experience in several technical disciplines. Experience credit considered for related advanced degrees is limited to 2 years for Masters and 4 years for PhD in fields applicable to this job.

Flight Test Engineer Certification may offset one year of experience requirement.
Position

Purpose:

Assists with the planning, coordination, test execution, and liaison to engineering supporting the development and production of Gulfstream products and services.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

Perform core roles and responsibilities with some oversight and direction applicable to the complexity of the testing.

Support testing including stability & control, flying qualities/characteristics, stall demonstration, performance, powerplant, mechanical systems, pneumatic systems, electrical systems, avionics, cooling/ventilation, icing, and cold/hot weather.

Work with engineering and test pilots to define test points that are conducted on test aircraft.

Define instrumentation requirements and communicate with instrumentation engineering group to support installation on aircraft to support test requirements.

Define the aircraft configuration to support the on‑aircraft test.

Track test points and update pass/fail/repeat status.

Support on‑aircraft ground/flight testing as required.

Provide judgment on acceptable test data during or post flight.

Process data following a test flight to document test results.

Develop flight test reports to show compliance with test requirements.

Conduct detailed test planning including mission plan, creating flight cards, configuration verification, and compiling appropriate restrictions and safety/hazard assessments.

Prepare material and present for Test Readiness Review (TRR) to gain approval from stakeholders that the system under test is ready to begin ground/flight testing activities.

Perform safety analysis and prepare material as required for Safety Review Boards (SRB) to support test missions.

Conduct flight test brief with flight operations and…