Salary
💰 $111,350 - $212,750 per year
About the role
- Guide engineering leadership and teams through the airworthiness certification process and provide regular status updates and metrics to executive leadership
- Manage the airworthiness activities of an active domestic or international military program
- Support program audits with foreign airworthiness authorities
- Maintain costs and schedule and assist program owners in understanding certification issues
- Assist in the development of certification strategies for software certification to MIL-HDBK-516C section 15, EMAR 21, DO-178, and relevant regulatory standards
- Mentor DO-178 CVEs and other disciplines for military airworthiness programs
- Participate in industry standards development and benchmarking to inform new solutions
- Lead engagement with regulators on complex programs to shape and influence certification strategies and approaches
- Lead partnership and integration with regulatory authorities to complete validation of airworthiness to applicable requirements
- Provide consultation on technical support, training, tools and resources for delegated approval organizations
- Advise throughout the development of compliance reports and documents in accordance with applicable requirements and regulations
- Lead, promote and provide recommendations on global regulatory advocacy strategies, trainings, tools, and methods
- Provide advanced technical consultation across the enterprise on aerospace regulatory compliance projects and programs
- Manage large projects or programs using project management tools and processes; plan project budgets and monitor financial performance
- Potential for up to 10% travel to support multiple programs
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of airworthiness experience
- 2+ years of experience with external regulatory/airworthiness authorities
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance (interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start)
- Must meet export control compliance requirements: must be a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)
- Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
- This position is expected to be 100% onsite; selected candidate required to work onsite in one of the listed locations
- Ability to travel up to 10% to support multiple programs
- Experience developing certification artifacts for international programs (Certification Plans, Compliance Matrices, Summary Compliance documents, Means of Compliance requirements and statements, and Certification Basis) - Preferred
- Experience with Military Aircraft Airworthiness documents and regulations - Preferred
- Experience with MIL-HDBK-516 Section 15 and implementing military airworthiness processes - Preferred
- Experience working with FAA and/or EMAR 21 - Preferred
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams to meet aggressive schedules - Preferred
- Experience leading or managing projects and/or teams and planning project budgets and monitoring financial performance - Preferred