Jolly Flight Test Director

Posting Date: 5 May 2025

City: Torino

Location:

Torino, IT, 10144 Genova, IT, 16129

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: Electronics and Systems Engineering

Level of experience:

RINA is currently recruiting for a Jolly Flight Test Director to join its office in TURIN within the Electronics and Systems Engineering Division.

Mission

The resource will follow and support the flight test as Flight Test Director (also know as jolly). The resource will support flight testing and certification activities being involved in planning flight tests, coordinating, and supervising flight test campaigns, briefing, de-briefing, communicating with pilots and ensuring compliance with technical objectives, regulatory requirements, and safety standards.

Key Accountabilities

Contribute to the full flight test process, from planning to post-flight evaluation.
Work closely with Flight Test Engineers (FTEs), test pilots, system engineers, and ground crew.

Conduct pre-flight briefings and post-flight debriefings with the test team.

Manage real-time mission operations and make prompt decisions in case of issues.

Education

Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Qualifications

Good knowledge of aeronautical systems and their configuration.
Problem solving and team work.

Valid aeronautical radio telephony certification (ITA/ENG).

Excellent attitude to perform under pressure and in high-stress environments, with strong decision-making skills.

Outstanding communication and leadership abilities.

Fluent in technical English.

Competencies

MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization

With over 5,800 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

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