Ingegnere Aerospaziale / Aeronautico
Pubblicato il 09-08-2026 - Altro in Grottaglie
BLACKSHAPE SPA, a manufacturer of light aircraft and aeronautical systems for general aviation, is currently seeking a candidate to join its Design Organisation in the role of Lead Flight Test Engineer.
Responsibilities Reporting to the Head pf Flight Test Organization, the applicant will be assigned to the following tasks: Flight operations coordination: Coordinate flight operations related to the flight (test) campaign, including production aircraft delivery, ensuring proper planning and alignment of crew availability, aircraft availability, operational slots, airspace requirements, ground support, maintenance readiness and dispatch arrangements.
Flight test planning: Define and coordinate flight test activities, including objectives, aircraft configuration, required resources, instrumentation, schedule and operational constraints.
Test plan and test card preparation: Prepare or coordinate the preparation of flight test plans, test procedures and test cards, ensuring that test points are clear, executable and traceable to engineering or certification objectives.
Risk assessment and safety preparation: Lead or support flight test risk assessments, define mitigation actions, limitations and abort criteria, and ensure that risks are properly reviewed before flight.
Test readiness coordination: Coordinate test readiness reviews and confirm that aircraft, crew, instrumentation, documentation, maintenance status and operational arrangements are ready for the planned flight test.
Crew and team coordination: Coordinate with Test Pilots, Flight Test Engineers, design specialists, maintenance, telemetry and ground support teams to ensure a common understanding of objectives, procedures, limitations and safety actions.
Flight test execution: Lead the engineering conduct of the flight test,
either on board or from the telemetry/control room, monitoring test progress, data quality and compliance with the approved test cards. Post-flight debriefing and data review: Lead or support the post-flight debriefing, confirm test point completion, review data quality and identify open actions or required re-flights.
Flight test reporting: Prepare, review or approve flight test reports, ensuring that results, conclusions and limitations are technically sound and traceable to the original test objectives. Interface with design, certification and airworthiness teams: Act as the main engineering interface between Flight Test Operations and Design Office, Certification, Airworthiness, Production, Maintenance and Quality functions.
Technical
Skills, Qualifications and Professional Experience Essential Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent Engineering discipline. Proven experience in flight test preparation, execution, data review and reporting
- Strong knowledge of aircraft systems, performance, limitations and flight test procedures;
Experience in coordinating aircraft, crew, maintenance, ground support, documentation and operational constraints
- Knowledge of safety and operational risk assessment processes
- Working knowledge of EASA Part 21, Permit to Fly / flight conditions and airworthiness principles
- Strong leadership, coordination and decision-making skills
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Desirable Flight Test
Engineer rating, preferably Category 1, from a recognised Training Organisation
- Pilot License. The cross-functional skills required include a results-oriented approach, a spirit of initiative, the ability to plan and organise work, leadership with a focus on people development, and effective, clear and collaborative communication.
Place of work: Grottaglie (Ta)