flight test engineer

Flight test engineers work with other systems engineers to plan the tests in detail and to make sure that the recording systems are installed for the required data parameters. They analyse the data collected during test flights and produce reports for individual test phases and for the final flight test. They are also responsible for the safety of the test operations.

The most in-demand skills for this role include production processes, engineering principles, aircraft flight control systems, manufacturing processes, technical drawings, engineering processes. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives flight test engineer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.