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Aviation roles U.S. employers hire international talent for

Test pilots, flight-test engineers and aviation training leaders. Each profile describes the work, what employers screen for, and how a career like it maps to the O-1. These are role profiles, not job openings.

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Aviation listings

Each listing is modeled on a real U.S. posting; the employer is not named. Apply through O1DMatch to be matched with employers hiring for this kind of role.

Senior Flight Test Engineer, Autonomy Integration and ValidationVenture-backed defense-technology company building autonomy software and unmanned aircraft, San Diego roleSan Diego, CA (San Diego) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Lead Flight Test Engineer, Experimental and Part 23 AircraftVenture-backed aviation start-up in Los Angeles County, hiring through a recruiting firmLos Angeles, CA (Los Angeles County) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Flight Test Engineer, Solar-Powered Stratospheric AircraftAerospace company building solar-powered aircraft for weeks-long flight in the stratosphere, Los Angeles areaEl Segundo, CA (Los Angeles) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Flight Test Engineer, Development and Certification TestingAerospace company developing air taxis, unmanned aircraft systems and related aviation technology, headquartered in Silicon ValleySalinas, CA · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (early-career candidates with strong evidence)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Experimental Test Pilot, eVTOL Flight Test & CertificationPublicly traded electric air-taxi developer certifying a piloted eVTOL aircraft; about 2,000 staff; flight test on California's Central CoastMarina, CA (Monterey Bay) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 2, 2026

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Experimental Test Pilot (eVTOL / New Aircraft)

Fly aircraft that have never flown before, and help certify them. Electric and hybrid aircraft makers recruit test pilots…

O-1A

Flight Test Engineer

Design the test, instrument the aircraft and turn flight data into certification…

Depends on your record

Chief Flight Instructor / Aviation Training Leader

Lead pilot training: standards, instructors, simulators and the program that turns students into professional…

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