Flight Test Engineer

About the role

Join an Australian research and manufacturing company developing advanced defence and aerospace systems as a Flight Test Engineer. You will own the full test lifecycle for a range of advanced aircraft, from planning and conducting flight tests to delivering airworthiness evidence and test reports.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, review and approve flight test plans, test cards and safety cases in line with CASA Part 101, defence standards and internal airworthiness frameworks.
• Act as the test authority during live operations, leading pre‑flight briefings, executing approved manoeuvres and making go/no‑go or abort decisions.
• Operate within a ground control station alongside mission command, aircraft operators and GCS personnel, providing real‑time guidance on aircraft capabilities.
• Monitor telemetry and system health during flight, identify and respond to in‑flight anomalies.
• Conduct post‑flight data analysis and author test reports, anomaly reports and airworthiness substantiation evidence.
• Interpret airworthiness and customer requirements, building technical arguments where requirements are partially met.
• Support mechanics, software engineers and crew in the field to keep test campaigns progressing.
• Mentor junior engineers and operators in test methodology and data interpretation.

Required profile

• Degree in Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a closely related discipline.
• Solid flight test experience with strong fundamentals in test planning, execution and reporting.
• Australian citizenship (relocation allowance available for interstate candidates).
• Willingness to travel 20‑30% of the time to remote test ranges, often in field and camping conditions.

Required skills

• Ground control station operations
• Real‑time telemetry monitoring
• Airworthiness regulations (CASA Part 101)
• Defence standards compliance

What we offer

• Full‑time permanent position based in South Australia
• Regular deployments to remote test ranges with a relocation cost allowance
• Hands‑on, field‑based work environment supporting cross‑disciplinary collaboration