Flight Test Instrumentation Technician

We are looking for an experienced Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) Technician with high quality instrumentation and sensors knowledge and sound personal standard practices. The role will involve assisting in the installation, commissioning, fault finding and flight test support of FTI systems on aircraft, as well as support to various ground test rig instrumentation systems.

Requirements

• Installation of instrumentation to components and aircraft structures
• Commissioning of FTI installations, including system test and confirmation of sensor operation
• On and off aircraft calibration of FTI sensors or parameters and recording of calibration data
• Maintenance and configuration change of FTI software
• Aircraft pre and post flight FTI servicing and data download
• Fault finding to component level of sensors, aircraft wiring and data acquisition equipment
• Maintenance of FTI equipment associated with Telemetry Ground Station
• Maintenance of data logging records
• Ensuring all appropriate paperwork or recording is completed and maintained
• Maintaining a high standard of tool cleanliness and control throughout the aircraft hangar, workshop assembly areas, labs and machine rooms

Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day