Flight Test Instrumentation Manager

Employer: ITPS (Canada) Limited

Position: Flight Test Instrumentation Manager

Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent

Location: London Ontario

Employment Address: 2410 Blair Blvd. London ON Ontario N5V 3Z9

Hours of Work: 40 hours/week

Language: English

Benefits:

• Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy.
• Company contributory medical top-up scheme/ group health and dental benefits after successfully completing a 3-month probationary period
• Eligible for Employment Assistance Program
• Eligible for basic life AD&D insurance
• Eligible for three weeks paid vacation annually
• Eligible for travel insurance

Salary: $ 150000 to $160000 CAD / year

Contact: Please send resumes to and include Flight Test Instrumentation Manager in the email subject line.

Duties:

• Leading and managing a team of instrumentation engineers and technicians
• Defining department objectives setting work priorities and managing workflow to meet program requirements
• Fostering a culture of safety technical excellence accountability and continuous improvement
• Managing departmental budgets procurements tooling and scheduling
• Representing the FTI department in cross-functional meetings client briefings and project reviews
• Coordinating with test pilots flight test engineers (FTEs) aircraft maintenance and systems engineering to define instrumentation needs
• Overseeing the planning designing and integration of custom and standard instrumentation systems for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft
• Ensuring all data acquisition systems sensors transducers recorders telemetry systems and onboard electronics meet program specifications
• Leading the development and integration of FTI systems including wiring sensor selection data buses and software interfaces
• Ensuring accurate calibration validation and functional testing of all instrumentation prior to flight
• Maintaining robust documentation including wiring diagrams interface control documents (ICDs) configuration control and system design reports
• Ensuring compliance with national and international aviation standards including EASA FAA TCCA and military equivalents where applicable
• Collaborating with the Safety Management System (SMS) team to maintain hazard assessments and risk mitigation strategies related to instrumentation activities
• Ensuring that work adheres to ITPSs quality assurance policies flight safety protocols and airworthiness requirements
• Recruiting training mentoring and developing staff within the FTI department
• Conducting regular performance evaluations and recommending career development paths
• Promoting cross-training and knowledge sharing within the team to build technical resilience
• Interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that instrumentation deliverables meet contractual and technical expectations
• Supporting proposal development technical quotations and customer demonstrations as needed
• Participating in reviews including Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs)
• Keeping current with new instrumentation technologies data acquisition systems telemetry and processing tools
• Driving innovation in the department by evaluating emerging technologies and incorporating them into future system designs
• Providing regular departmental reports to senior leadership on project status risks staffing and budget utilization
• Maintaining comprehensive project documentation to ensure auditability and traceability of all instrumentation work

Requirements:

• Completion of a two- to three-year college program in avionics or electronics is required
• 8 years of experience in flight test instrumentation with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Four years of on-the-job or company apprenticeship training is required
• Proficient in data acquisition systems (e.g. IADS DEWEsoft) signal conditioning telemetry and MIL-STD/ARINC interfaces
• Strong leadership project management and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with civil and/or military airworthiness certification standards
• Hands-on experience with calibration sensor integration and signal troubleshooting
• Occasional travel may be required to support remote flight test campaigns vendor site visits or client meetings

Required Experience:

Senior IC