Airworthiness Engineer

PGS Worldwide • San Diego, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Airworthiness Engineer in San Diego, California, for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace and defense company. The role supports military airworthiness certification activities across complex air vehicle platforms, including certification planning, compliance verification, type certification, flight releases, and continued airworthiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, a master’s degree with 3+ years, or a PhD with 1+ year.
• Experience developing airworthiness plans, Bases of Certification, and certification strategies.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516D.
• Experience supporting UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations or type certification.
• Experience developing certification criteria, means of compliance, and supporting evidence.
• Ability to translate customer airworthiness requirements into system-level requirements and solutions.
• Experience coordinating certification activities across engineering disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Military aircraft development or modification experience.
• DoD and civil airworthiness experience.
• Experience with USAF airworthiness policies, instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins.
• Systems engineering experience involving structures, avionics, flight technology, system safety, flight test, configuration management, or mission systems.
• Experience working with U.S. DoD or civil airworthiness authorities.
• CAM/EVMS experience, including IMS planning, variance analysis, and EAC forecasting.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate airworthiness plans, Bases of Certification, and means of compliance.
• Support flight releases, military type certification, continued airworthiness, and airspace-integration activities.
• Review airworthiness evidence across design, fabrication, installation, test, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Perform requirements analysis, allocation, and definition in support of certification objectives.
• Coordinate with engineering teams and customer representatives on airworthiness compliance.
• Manage and maintain Type Design Data and certification evidence.
• Support Military Type Certification and continued/continuing airworthiness activities.
• Identify and support improvements to airworthiness certification processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time