Assistant Manager u2013 Flight Test

Job Summary

The Assistant Manager - Flight Test Flight Operations Safety will lead operational risk management on the flight line, ground test rigs (iron-bird/tethered), and during experimental flight test campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pre-flight safety risk assessments and hazard evaluations for ground rig runs, tethered tests, and experimental flight sorties.
• Establish flight-line standard operating procedures (SOPs), clearance zones, and safe perimeters during active engine or propulsion runs.
• Coordinate flight-line emergency response teams, Crash Fire Rescue (CFR) protocols, and airfield emergency response strategies.
• Conduct flight safety briefings for ground crews, pilots/operators, and test engineers prior to test execution.
• Investigate flight operations near-misses or incidents and implement corrective action reports to enhance operational safety.

Qualifications

• Mandatory Qualifications: B.E./B.Tech in Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification/experience in Military aviation.
• Certification in Aviation Incident Investigation is highly desirable.

• Mandatory Experience: 5+ years in airfield operations, experimental aircraft flight testing, or flight line ground operations safety.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in experimental flight test safety management, drone/eVTOL test bed oversight, or military flight line operations.

• Primary Skills: Flight-line hazard evaluation
• Pre-flight safety risk assessments
• Ground test rig safety (iron-bird/tethered setups)
• Airfield crash rescue coordination
• Emergency preparedness

• Secondary Skills: Operational Risk Management (ORM)
• Human factors evaluation
• Telemetry monitoring procedures
• Safety briefing execution

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