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Could you elaborate on those extreme top-tier pilot positions you mentioned? I am an Electrical Engineer with ATP minimums trying to avoid the regionals at all cost.
I think he means test pilots. Those job descriptions always contain some sort of engineering background- AE, EE, and ME are common. But just having the engineering degree is not all that is required to be a competitive test pilot, it is a highly select field. They will probably know of you before you know of them, that sort of thing. You need a strong flying background with lots of turbine and one of the test pilot schools in your background. Desk jobs in flight test are fairly easy to get if you have one of the engineering degrees, but please do not go into some flight test dept. thinking you are going to advance from entry level desk work to left seat any time soon. I know people who can't even get to the right seat after 25 years in FT, they get well into management before they get to left seat. At the least it takes a decade or so if you happen to succeed.