Senior Flight Test Engineer

4 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Thales Full time
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

At Thales, we empower armed forces with critical advantages at every pivotal moment throughout their missions. Our defence and military clients depend on us to provide comprehensive solutions across land, sea, and air operations. Our platforms span the entire battlespace, including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems.

We offer remarkable opportunities for dedicated individuals to enhance their skills and advance their careers with us. At Thales UK, we engage in research, development, and delivery of technologies and services that positively affect millions of lives daily, ensuring safety and improvement in quality of life. We innovate across five key sectors: Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security, and Space. Your health and well-being are important to us, which is why we provide flexible working arrangements to accommodate your needs, whether through part-time hours, job sharing, remote work, or adaptable start and finish times. We strive to support a working pattern that aligns with your lifestyle and helps you achieve your goals.

Primary Purpose of the Role:

The Thales Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Trials and Training Centre (UTTC) is responsible for delivering Air Test and Evaluation (T&E) of complex UAS for various clients. Thales is enhancing its UAS flight testing capabilities, creating an opportunity for a Senior Flight Test Engineer to join our team. The Senior Engineer will play a pivotal role in the organization, leading the planning and execution of developmental flight tests for UAS. This position includes line management responsibilities for one or more junior engineers.

Principal Relationships:
  • Thales UAS Trials and Training Centre (UTTC)
  • Thales Flight Operations Head of Flying
  • Thales Flight Operations Head of Air T&E (Chief Test Pilot)
  • Head of UTTC
  • UTTC Operations and Delivery Manager
  • Thales UK Ltd
  • Thales Accountable Manager (Military Flying)
  • Thales UAS Technical Director
  • Thales Design Organisation (DO)
  • Thales Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO)
  • UTTC Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO)
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The Senior Flight Test Engineer will:
  • Plan UAS flight trials, taking into account requirements, certification, airworthiness, and safety and risk management, in close collaboration with the Design Organisation. Documentation produced will include Trials Instructions, Trials Risk and Hazard Assessments, Technical Notes, and Flight Test Cards.
  • Conduct briefings and execute UAS flight test sorties as part of the Ground Control Station (GCS) test crew.
  • Analyze flight trial data, compose Post Flight Reports, and upon completion of a flight trial, draft the Flight Test Report.
  • Assist the Head of Air T&E and Head of Flying in the strategic planning of flight trials and in the creation of flight test governance documents, processes, and procedures.
  • Provide leadership and management to one or more junior engineers.
Skills and Qualifications

Essential
  • Graduate Flight Test Engineer from a recognized Test Pilot School, or possess demonstrable equivalent qualifications/experience as a Flight Test Engineer.
  • Proven ability to plan, manage, and conduct flight trials, analyze flight test data, and write flight test reports.
  • Excellent English language written and spoken communication skills.
  • Aeronautical engineering and/or aerospace graduate background, with a solid understanding of all aspects of flight testing.
  • Ability to lead and manage junior personnel within a team environment.
  • High proficiency in using modern software applications and tools, particularly for analyzing and presenting flight test data.
Desirable
  • Qualifications (including post-graduate) related to manned or unmanned aircraft design, flight operations, or safety and risk management.
Experience:

Essential
  • Extensive flight trials experience as a Flight Test Engineer, encompassing all aspects of flight test planning, execution, data analysis, and reporting.
Desirable
  • Flight trials experience on UAS platforms.
  • Experience working under Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulation, particularly within the Contractor Flying Approved Organisational Scheme (CFAOS).
Values & Behaviours (Thales):

A successful candidate is expected to embody and practice the Thales Values and Behaviours:
  • Shape solutions out of complexity
  • Be ambitious and accountable
  • Perform through cooperation
  • Influence key stakeholders
  • Engage and develop teams
  • Manage Self
Please note that this role will require the successful candidate to be onsite at West Wales Airport for 4 days a week. We will provide full travel and subsistence whilst you are there. Similarly, we will also provide a relocation package for those interested in relocating.

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales, we provide CAREERS and not just jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 individuals in 68 countries, our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together, we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can perform at their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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