Senior Airworthiness Engineer – Autonomous Airpower

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

📋 Description

• Create and write Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for both developmental and production aircraft.

• Assist with Flight Releases, Type Certification, customized airworthiness, and FAA integration into general use airspace for all services.

• Conduct technical airworthiness planning, monitoring, and validation within a digital framework.

• Formulate and negotiate airworthiness certification bases, means of compliance, and various certification activities.

• Build comprehensive airworthiness relationships with engineers, technical authorities, and customer stakeholders.

• Lead technical reviews throughout the complete design, development, and testing processes.

• Carry out functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies in collaboration with program engineers and customer representatives.

• Convert customer needs into criteria and derived requirements.

• Ensure the achievement of customer airworthiness certification goals and customize airworthiness processes throughout the product lifecycle.

• Facilitate design development to achieve airworthiness compliance and processes leading to Military Flight Release or other specific customer approvals.

• Assist Airworthiness Boards, technical interchange meetings, and risk assessments by gathering engineering and systems data.

• Develop, author, and manage airworthiness activities digitally alongside system requirements, schedules, flight test matrices, and risk assessments.

• Conduct statistical analyses of program performance and provide input to flight test program execution timelines.

• Generate innovative solutions to technical and execution challenges.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related aviation engineering discipline.

• Over 8 years of experience in airworthiness engineering.

• Proven experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with Department of War and FAA airworthiness authorities.

• Familiarity with Department of War Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins.

• Demonstrated experience with Department of War and FAA airworthiness processes, including MIL-HDBK-516 series documents, throughout the lifecycle of developmental aircraft.

• Experience in developing and managing airworthiness plans and monitoring airworthiness criteria.

• Background in manned or UAS developmental military aircraft.

• Capability to develop and implement airworthiness certification process improvement initiatives.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills, particularly regarding technical topics.

• Proficient in computer and technical software, including MATLAB, JIRA, DOORS, MS Office, CATIA, and 3DX.

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• A comprehensive and competitive benefits package is available at minimal or no cost to employees.

• Top-tier benefits offered for full-time employees.

• Health, recovery, and various employee support benefits.