Explore a Career with Safe Flight Instrument

About Us:

Safe Flight, a leader in aviation safety and flight performance systems, was founded in 1946. The company pioneered the development of Stall Warning and Angle of Attack, Automatic Throttle Systems, Wind Shear Warning, and many other innovations in aircraft instrumentation, flight performance, and control systems for fixed and rotary winged aircraft. With product installed on over two-thirds of the world’s aircraft, Safe Flight counts among its customers the majority of the world’s aircraft manufacturers, more than 50 airlines, hundreds of operators of corporate jet aircraft and U.S. and International Armed Services.

Safe Flight’s benefits include Employer-funded health care, on-site lunch program at no cost to the employee, 401K contribution, Wellness and Education Reimbursement, paid-time off, sick and Holiday time, and various other programs.

Job Summary:

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop qualification test plans, procedures, and reports based on the defined requirements for new and existing products.
• Execute qualification tests on new and existing products using a wide range of temperature, vibration, acceleration, and electromagnetic compatibility equipment.
• Maintain detailed lists of equipment required to perform qualification test, serving as the subject matter expert for Safe Flight’s qualification test capability.
• Develop and meet schedules for qualification programs to meet program timetables.
• Coordinate calibration and routine check of test equipment.
• Travel to test facilities and oversee testing where Safe Flight cannot perform qualification testing in-house.
• Create and maintain test environments for both mechanical and electrical systems.
• Analyze test results, detect issues, and track root causes of defects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to propose effective solutions.
• Maintain detailed documentation of technical issues, solutions, and testing processes to facilitate communication within the team and support continuous improvement.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Previous experience as a Test Engineer or in a similar role.
• Familiarity with various testing techniques, especially EMC.
• Hands-on experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Knowledge of quality standards and regulations.
• Great troubleshooting skills and an analytical mindset.
• BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a relevant field.
• Additional certification in Quality Assurance is a plus.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors in electrical engineering or similar field, or 3-5 years in the role.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Safe Flight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.