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Duties :   Flight Test Pilot: Incumbent serves as a Flight Test Pilot conducting qualitative and quantitative flight tests on new or critically modified aircraft during type certification programs. Determines if the aircraft complies with the applicable Federal Aviation Regulations. Conducts functional and reliability test program required to demonstrate that the newly certificated aircraft will perform safely and satisfactorily during normal service. Writes and/or evaluates engineering flight test programs. Prepares reports and data required for type certification of the aircraft. Flight tests often involve evaluations of advanced or unconventional aircraft. These assignments often require flying an aircraft with little or no advanced checkout since experience with the aircraft is often unavailable. Flight tests must be conducted with the most critical configurations to establish maximum weight, maximum CG location, maximum airspeeds, maximum altitudes, maximum takeoff and landing conditions, and all emergency operations. Evaluations are conducted day and night, during icing, and with the most adverse conditions which the aircraft will encounter during normal operations. The aircraft often is approaching its theoretical operating limits.

Minimum Qualifications :  Certificates and Ratings: All positions require a current commercial pilot certificate with airplane single and multiengine land and instrument ratings or an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate. Minimum Flight Hours: Flight hours as pilot-in-command (PIC) or second-in-command (SIC) in aircraft of any weight or category is creditable for this requirement. Total PIC and SIC flight hours - 1,750 Total PIC hours - 1,150. Total instrument hours - 75. Total PIC and SIC night flying hours - 75. Total PIC and SIC flying hours within the last 12 months - 100. *NOTE: At least 10 of the required instrument hours must have been logged in actual instrument weather. The balance may have been acquired in a flight simulator or in other types of instrument flight time; e.g., hood instrument. Flight Experience Requirements: All applicants must meet the following requirements: Have successfully completed a military test pilot school Or the FAA flight test pilot school OR Have 1 year of flight test experience as an engineering test pilot conducting performance and flying qualities tests or analyzing aircraft performance data. NOTE: Acceptable engineering flight test experience must have been for the purpose of establishing the basic airworthiness of prototype aircraft or component parts in the experimental/developmental stage. This experience includes flight testing of an aircraft or component from the time of first developmental flight testing through final FAA certification or military acceptance testing. This experience must include basic stability, controllability, and performance testing to determine compliance with civil, military, or foreign standards. Flight tests will normally have been conducted in experimental category uncertified civilian aircraft or in military aircraft which have not had final acceptance for service use. 

Other Job Requirements : 
1. Experience with Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), and related policies, standards and procedures concerning aircraft type certification, flight testing, and continued airworthiness.
2. Knowledge of emerging aviation technologies such as synthetic vision, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, and performance-based communication.
3. Ability to apply ADVANCED aerospace engineering concepts, principles, and practices to aircraft flight testing, and certification of aircraft and aircraft components.
4. Ability to foster the open exchange of technical ideas and information in order to develop solutions to resolve conflict.
5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with multidisciplinary subject matter experts and facilitate organizational consensus.
6. Ability to communicate ideas and facts in a clear and understandable manner, tailoring communication to the intended audience.
7. Ability to prepare reports, briefing notes, and/or other information specific to the needs and knowledge of the target audience.

Requirement for travel: Applicants selected for pilot positions are required to travel on an as-needed basis, and their work schedules depend on the needs of the organization. Some positions require weekend and holiday work. 

Medical Requirement: Applicants must possess a first-class medical certificate. 

Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program: This position is covered by the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. Any applicant tentatively selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment or pre-appointment drug screening. Persons occupying covered positions will be subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing. 

Training Requirements: Failure to successfully complete all required training, including the FAA initial flight test training course, and to obtain all required certificates may result in reassignment, demotion, or dismissal. 

Flight Check: Candidates may be required to demonstrate proficiency in an aircraft, including a flight check to demonstrate ability to perform flight test techniques. Candidates will be evaluated on the quality of their experience as it pertains to the specific position being filled. 

Interview: Candidates will be required to appear for an interview prior to appointment to determine whether they possess the personal qualities necessary to perform flight test pilot duties successfully. Candidates will be questioned about information on their applications and will be required to show appropriate certificates, ratings, logbooks or other appropriate records of flight time. 

Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, 49 USC: A person may not be hired in a pilot position until the screening requirements of the Pilot Records Improvement Act have been met. 

Evaluation Criteria: Applicants may be further evaluated based on the information contained in their application questionnaire including the required "Airman Credentials Information". Information contained in your "Airman Credentials Information" may be used in determining eligibility for referral for "specific" jobs associated with this announcement. The information may also be used to determine well-qualified applicants. 

Key Requirements :

• U.S. Citizen
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Successful completion of a security investigation will be required.
• This is a drug-testing designated position.

Salary includes 28.72% locality pay

Note: It has been determined that this is a hard to fill position. A referral bonus in the amount of $500.00 will be paid to an eligible AIR employee who refers a candidate, external to the FAA, who is successfully employed by AIR for a minimum of 90 days.

Report of Separation from Active Duty (DD214) or other proof, upon request. 

PCS expenses will be paid to current federal employees
Partial relocation expenseswill be paid to non federal selectee

Requirement for Security Clearance: This moderate risk public trust (Level 5) position requires a National Agency Check and Inquiry with Credit (ANACI), which may be completed after appointment.

For more information about this job, call Robert Duggan at 781-238-7276 or email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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