Location: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Owning Organization: GDC Middle East
U.S. Citizenship or US Green Card Requirement: Due to the nature of this position and its associated government contracts, U.S. citizenship or US Green Card is required.
Description: Functions as the Aviation Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP) under the direction of the Production Control manager. The Maintenance Test Pilot (MTP) shall be responsible for performing Maintenance Test Flights (MTF), and Maintenance Operational Checks (MOC), conducting in-flight troubleshooting and verifications of aircraft to ensure airworthiness upon completion of extensive disassembly for maintenance, repair, replacement or modification of components or aircraft systems. Flights typically associated with this position include determining the availability of required aircraft power, assessing power plant health and performance, and verifying the functioning of aircraft components and systems in accordance with applicable aircraft technical publications and predetermined requirements. The MTP shall perform general or limited test flights of aircraft when ground diagnostic tests cannot determine the safe and/or proper functioning of aircraft components or systems. The MTP shall conduct aircraft general and pre-flight readiness inspections. The MTP shall successfully start, run-up, fly, navigate and safely land aircraft IAW applicable aircraft operators manual. The MTP shall correctly complete all required aircraft maintenance forms, records, and aircraft log books entries. The MTP shall perform mathematical calculations, performance data, and landing configurations of the type series. The MTP shall conduct briefings to flight crew members and maintenance personnel in support of the various MTP aircraft operations as stated above. Ensures that maintenance test flight functional activities and procedures are planned, coordinated, integrated, and synchronized to achieve established platform operational readiness rates IAW contractual requirements. Responsible for the establishment of maintenance flight processes, procedures and reports that provide immediate situational awareness of platform readiness rates. Establishes daily maintenance test flight organizational goals with production control, objectives and priorities for implementation in order to achieve stated readiness rates. Works within the maintenance quality control processes, procedures, standards, measures, reports IAW the quality control inspection program for all maintenance and in coordination with Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities. Directs inquires, investigations, and research analysis related to aviation maintenance test flights and supporting maintenance activities, to the Aviation Maintenance Technician, Production Control manager. Attends a daily maintenance meeting for coordination and synchronization of maintenance activities requiring MTP support. Coordinates activities and requirements for maintenance test flight operations support with the Base Operations Manager. Ensure all maintenance test flight operations and related maintenance support activities are conducted in a safe manner. Supports, in coordination with the aviation manager, the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) process and procedure. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Medical Examination: Candidates must successfully complete all mandatory medical examinations required to obtain a Saudi Work Visa.
Criminal Record: To qualify for a Saudi Work Visa, candidates must have a clean criminal record with no prior convictions, as specified by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Drug and Alcohol Testing: Candidates must pass a drug test to be considered for employment. Additionally, our ATSS program enforces a random drug and alcohol testing policy. Employees will be subject to periodic testing to maintain adherence to our workplace standards and safety regulations.
Compliance with Saudi Labor Law: All employment terms and conditions will be in accordance with Saudi Labor Law. Candidates must be prepared to adhere to these regulations throughout their employment.
The positions advertised on this website are managed by various entities. As a result, candidates will be onboarded by the specific entity that owns the job listing for which they are hired. Please refer to the job description for information on the owning organization. Additionally, Team GDC ME is an organization comprising GDC Middle East and S3 Arabia.