Head of Flight Test

We are pioneering the way for electric aviation at Vertical Aerospace. We are looking for a Head of Flight Test to lead our flight test function and ensure the safe execution of flight test operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Science or related discipline.
• Graduate of a recognised Test Pilot School (1-year Experimental / Category 1 course – fixed or rotary wing),or exceptionally, equivalent experimental flight test experience.
• Extensive experimental and/or developmental flight test experience.
• Strong Experience leading multidisciplinary flight test teams.
• Experience in envelope expansion programmes.
• Strong understanding of flight test risk management and safety case integration.
• Experience operating under Permit to Fly conditions.
• Experience within a regulated Design Organisation (Part 21 environment or equivalent).

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