Aircraft Coordinator

You will be the primary interface between your assigned test article and those wanting access to it. You must coordinate competing demands for access while accommodating maintenance, weather, and crewing. You will ensure all work is authorized, control configuration, and schedule aircraft work to maximize efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all work performed on the flight test article is authorized through the company work order process
• Control and document the test article configuration through installation and modification.
• Coordinate and schedule all aircraft work to maximize overall company efficiency towards executing tests.
• Maintain an openly available aircraft schedule via smartsheet or MS Project to track maintenance activity and mods.
• Using the company’s aircraft modification sheet, act as or interact with stakeholders to manage:
• Component tracking
• Hourly and calendar tracking
• Weight and balance tracking
• Squawks impacting flight readiness
• Preflight briefing contributions
• Flight test instrumentation requests
• Modification requests - test or prototype
• Routine maintenance
• Engineering orders
• Requests for conformity
• Functional test procedures

Requirements

• Experience as a flight test engineer, A&P mechanic, or aircraft inspector.
• Excellent organizational skills for the ever-changing needs of flight test aircraft.
• Basic understanding of civil certification requirements regarding conformity
• Basic database skills associated with tracking aircraft and component configurations

Nice to have

• Ability to plan aircraft test team deployments.
• Experience executing the processes listed above.

Benefits

• Merlin Labs offers an innovative, entrepreneurial, and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health, dental, life, unlimited vacation, and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission.