Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Own engine configuration definition (MEBUL) for one or more development and certification test vehicles, ensuring alignment with program objectives, safety, compliance, and cost targets

• Provide technical leadership for instrumentation scope, Test Enabling Hardware (TEH), and Digital Engine Model definition, integrating inputs across design, systems, test, and customer requirements

• Lead and coordinate engine assembly and test cell installation activities, partnering with Supply Chain, Test Engineering, and operations to secure on-time, on-quality readiness for test

• Chair the Test Vehicle Review (TVR) process end-to-end, driving closure of actions, managing risks and waivers, and ensuring configuration and safety readiness prior to test

• Partner closely with TSE evaluation engineers for the preparation and execution of Tollgate Reviews, consolidating cross-functional inputs, articulating risks, mitigations, and recommendations to leadership, and securing key program decisions

• Own test requirements assignment and management, develop the overall test strategy and approach, and provide integrated cost and schedule estimates that support program planning and commitments

• Drive and coordinate the preparation of test design reviews, ensuring technical robustness, configuration control, and alignment with certification, customer, and regulatory requirements

• Author and approve test plans for R&D and certification, ensuring clear objectives, traceability to requirements, and appropriate coverage of performance, durability, operability, and safety.

• Define and govern test conduct requirements, including test procedures, operating limits, and safety protocols, and ensure these are understood and implemented by execution teams

• Lead organization of test witnessing and provide oversight of testing, ensuring proper documentation, data quality, and adherence to test plans, configuration, and safety standards

• Provide leadership and technical oversight to the Supply Chain Test Engineering organization during test execution, driving timely issue resolution and protecting critical path milestones

• Serve as systems focal and technical leader during test execution, coordinating cross-functional engineering support, driving root-cause investigations, and enabling real-time decision-making to keep tests on track

• Ensure creation and maintenance of clear, concise, and accurate engineering documentation, including configurations, test reports, deviations, and lessons learned, in accordance with quality and compliance requirements

• Synthesize and communicate test status, risks, and emerging issues to program and engineering leadership, proposing data-driven solutions and mitigation plans to protect Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost commitments

• Lead planning and cross-team coordination with project, systems, design, controls, and reliability groups, ensuring test campaigns are fully integrated into program schedules and that dependencies and interfaces are well managed

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, etc.) with proven experience in a testing or engineering position

• Experience with leading engine/components tests of aerospace or industrial products

• Solid project leadership skills

• Strong problem solving skills

• Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Fluent English

• Willingness and ability to travel as needed to cover assigned tests, both locally and internationally

• Work Visa, in accordance with local regulation, is required

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects

• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

• Established project management skills

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes hybrid work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:

• Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits platform

• Life and injury insurance

• Private medical coverage  

• Employee assistant program

• Employee special awards (service and recognition)   

• Local special agreements and discounts

• English and languages training for you and one member of your family

• Technical, Leadership and development trainings

Inclusion & Diversity

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.

We are not all the same. Just be Yourself AvioAero!

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

SPB3

Relocation Assistance Provided: No