Aviation test engineer

If you want to learn more about flight test engineering and qualify for higher pay, you can earn a doctorate degree in aeronautical engineering or a related field

While the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't have any job outlook information for flight test engineers, it has data on aerospace engineers

As a test and evaluation engineer at Boeing, you can apply your skills on the ground, in the laboratory or in the air

You could flight-test an airplane to ensure the quietest environment, or conduct wind-tunnel testing for the next generation of fighters that protect nations around the world

@FrancescoC A "flight engineer" is the third guy in the cockpit running the engines

It really doesn't have any tangent to a "flight test engineer", and because there aren't any modern aircraft that require a flight engineer it isn't a rating worth getting, and won't help with becoming/being an FTE