Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Essential Functions: Responsible for checkout/test for all aircraft systems, including Outside Flight operations, physical examination of aircraft components, and appropriate documentation. Responsible for sign-off before the aircraft is released for flight.
• Attends PDR and Project Reviews for assigned aircraft. Identifies new installations/components required. for each aircraft and initiates written plans to mitigate risk.
• Coordinates with ME or Test Engineering Specialist, ensuring that a formal test plan/checklist is in place to comply with company standards and specifications. Provides sufficient details on Test Plan/checklist to allow for daily work assignments. Develops and promotes the use of written processes and procedures where possible to have a consistent interpretation of results and application of information.
• Responsible for assigned Critical Path milestones such as checkout for cockpit or cabin. Drives/leads daily work tasks and maintains daily schedule status. Utilizes established tools/metrics on aircraft status boards to communicate team performance.
• Assigns team to work off-shifts as required. to support the overall schedule and team in cases where efficiencies can be realized.
• Ensures daily accountability of the team. Verifies progress by routinely inspecting work and corresponding drawings progressively bought off.
• Improves work processes/performance to reduce: (1) Quality defects, (2) labor hours, and (3) Cycle time.
• Reviews and monitors open actions such as discrepancies and drawings and ensures resolution promptly.
• Maintains ship status via log books (i.e., R&I Log, Travelers, Test Specs, CMP).

Additional Functions: Outside operations to include engine run.

• Ensures individual training requirements of team members are maintained.
• Leads 5S program and related continuous improvement programs.
• In support of aircraft certification and final phase testing, may include flight tests on aircraft as required.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements: Daily communication is required. with team members and support organization members to ensure concerns are addressed and barriers removed in support of the daily work plans.

• Daily Engineering interface as it relates to technical issue resolution and the ability to influence their support while maintaining a team-based environment.
• Must possess the people skills to address individual performance issues.
• Must be able to address and resolve sensitive personnel issues with the support of the HR department.
• Ensures safe work practices are followed inside and outside the aircraft. This will be especially emphasized in flight preparation and recovery.
• Overtime may be required. and is expected as necessary to meet overall expectations.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.