Pilot with ProLine Fusion Engineer

Pilot with ProLine Fusion Engineer

Client: Collins Aerospace

US Citizens OR Green Card Holders ONLY!

Location: ONSITE in Cedar Rapids, IA

Travel: 2-4 days of travel to Cedar Rapids per quarter

Duration: 11+ months

Rate: OPEN/hr. C2C but be reasonable

Interview: Zoom

# of openings: 1

Key experience:
Manager is looking for candidates with ProLine Fusion or ProLine 21 experience
Minimum 300 hours flying ProLine equipment airborne (NOT simulator time)

40-80 hours/month expected
As-needed basis

This position is for an experienced PILOT familiar with ProLine Fusion or ProLine 21 Avionics to serve as a system scenario consultant with the Avionics Advanced Technology Sandbox Organization.

The Avionics Advanced Technology Development Sandbox team is chartered with defining new disruptive developmental process improvements for the Avionics business unit to enable faster cycle times, lower total lifecycle cost, reduce tech debt and enable greater reusability.

As the organization prepares for single-pilot operations (SPO), the need for rapid robust scenario-based testing of our systems is needed. The "Million Hour Scenario" project combines the concepts of ontologies, modeling, scenario-generation, automated systems tests, and highly scaled cloud compute environments to conduct a Million Hours of systems testing in 2-weeks of wall-clock time.

This position will be performed hybrid in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and will require 10% travel time.

Primary Responsibilities:
Interface with engineering technical team on developing Scenarios for automated systems testing of ProLine Fusion / 21
Respond to inquiries from the engineering team on system operation, concept of operations, abnormal operations, and other flight scenarios related to robust testing of the ProLine Fusion / 21 avionics system
Be obsessively passionate, inquisitive, and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways
Thrive in a collaborative environment and clearly communicate while confidently providing technical guidance, mentoring, and support to multiple sub-projects

You possess the following character traits:
You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
You prioritize positive impact over busy work
You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience
You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
You take risks and rapidly iterate to find the best solution to the problem

Basic Qualifications:
**HARD FILTER 3+ years of experience flying with Proline Fusion or Proline 21 avionics as a Commercial or Air Transport rated pilot
Must be a U.S. Person/Permanent Resident "Green Card" holder
Ability to communicate clearly to technical teams
Passion or Experience in product development, UX design, functional Concept of Operations

Preferred Qualifications:
Systems engineering skills including design, development and debugging
Experience with early design and development of avionics systems