Senior Airworthiness Engineer – Advanced Effects

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and write Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for both developmental and production aircraft stores, aiding Flight Releases, customized airworthiness, and customer platform integration across all services.

• Conduct technical airworthiness planning, tracking, and verification support within a digital framework.

• Formulate and negotiate airworthiness certification bases, compliance methods, and other certification-related activities.

• Foster total-system Airworthiness relationships with engineers, technical authorities, and customer partners.

• Lead technical reviews throughout the total system design, development, and testing procedures.

• Execute functional and process analyses, allocate requirements, and conduct definition studies alongside program engineers and customer representatives.

• Convert customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.

• Achieve customer airworthiness certification goals and revise Airworthiness plans throughout the product lifecycle.

• Assist in design development to ensure Airworthiness compliance and processes that lead to Military Flight Release or other customer-specific airworthiness approvals.

• Request engineering and systems data for Airworthiness Boards, technical interchange meetings, and risk assessments.

• Develop, write, and sustain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment linked with system requirements, schedules, flight test point matrices, and risk evaluations.

• Conduct statistical analysis of program performance and contribute to flight test program execution schedules.

• Generate innovative solutions for technical and execution challenges and engage the team to address issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related aviation engineering field; equivalent engineering experience may be accepted in place of education.

• Over 8 years of airworthiness engineering experience.

• Proven experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with DoW and FAA airworthiness authorities.

• Knowledge of DoW Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins (MIL-HDBK-516, Seek Eagle Process, WSESRB, NNMSB, etc.).

• Experience with FAA Airworthiness processes throughout the lifecycle of a developmental aircraft system to ensure successful program completion.

• Skilled in developing and managing Airworthiness plans, tracking Airworthiness criteria, and related activities.

• Familiarity with store integration on DoW platforms.

• Capability to initiate and implement Airworthiness Certification process improvement initiatives.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on technical topics.

• Proficient in computer use and documentation practices.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret-Level security clearance.

• Preferred: A master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Preferred: Over 15 years of flight airworthiness engineering experience.

• Preferred: Systems engineering and Airworthiness experience with new small UAS and missile system airworthiness authorizations.

• Preferred: Previous experience as an Airworthiness Engineering Lead or Airworthiness Engineer.

• Preferred: Airworthiness experience within a team that has conducted new store integration activities.

• Preferred: Experience working with the Department of War (DoW) as a contractor.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers.

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

• Benefits focused on health and recovery.