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Experimental Flight Test Pilot – Automated & Remote Operations
✈️ Experimental Flight Test Pilot – Automated & Remote Operations
Reliable Robotics is seeking an Experimental Test Pilot to advance safety-enhancing automated aviation systems. As a key member of the Flight Operations team, you will blend hands-on experimental flying—both onboard and remote—with technical leadership, meticulous test planning, engineering collaboration, data review, and safe systems operation. You’ll help establish reliable procedures that shape the future of automated aviation.
🧭 What you’ll do
- Develop and safely execute flight-test plans; fly aircraft in both onboard and remote configurations.
- Collaborate with flight-test pilots and engineers across Reliable Robotics to support research and development.
- Ensure experimental operations are designed and conducted safely and successfully—from flight-test execution through data reviews and proper systems operation.
- Coordinate with Reliable’s Part 135 airline operations to standardize pilot procedures across the organization.
- Provide technical expertise that guides the development of the company’s automated aviation technology.
🧰 What you’ll bring
- FAA Commercial Pilot ASEL certificate.
- 1,500 total flight hours, including at least 500 fixed-wing hours and 500 turbine-engine hours.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or science.
- Current Second Class FAA Medical Certificate (or higher).
- 2+ years of professional flight-operations experience.
- Graduation from an SETP-recognized flight-test school, or equivalent qualifications for full SETP membership through relevant professional experience.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.
- Ability to comply with U.S. export-control requirements; must provide documentation establishing U.S. or non-U.S. person status.
🌟 Preferred qualifications
- Recent Caravan or PT6A experience.
- Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
- CFII or military flight-instructor experience.
- Experience with automated or large remotely operated vehicles (e.g., UAS or spacecraft).
- Flight-test experience supporting military type certification or civilian Part 23, 25, or 27 certification.
- Experience developing flight procedures, training curricula, and safety management systems.
- Experience with Part 135 or Part 121 air carriers.
- Knowledge of FAA 8110.4 and/or 8130.34 certification processes.
- Systems-engineering knowledge and familiarity with software-programming principles.
🧪 Test environments you’ll operate in
Experimental test environments spanning onboard piloted flights and remote operations, integrated with safety-enhancing automated aviation systems.
📨 Ready to make an impact?
Join Reliable Robotics and help define safe, reliable procedures for the next generation of automated aviation. If you meet the requirements and are excited to contribute to cutting-edge flight-test programs, we’d love to hear from you.