Principal Airworthiness Engineer

Mavensoft Technologies. • San Diego, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Airworthiness Engineer will work within the Airworthiness Engineering Directorate supporting certification efforts across various air vehicle platforms. The role ensures customer airworthiness certification objectives are systematically translated into system solutions that meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle, including flight releases, type certification, continued airworthiness, and airspace integration. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment with diverse assignments and collaborate across teams and organizational levels.

This position supports technical airworthiness planning and verification for complex total systems, coordinates with engineering disciplines across the system lifecycle, and manages Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence in support of military type certification and continued and continuing airworthiness. The position is onsite in San Diego, California, and is a 12-month W2 contract. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related experience; or Master of Science and 3 years of related experience; or Ph.D. and 1 year of related experience.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516D.
• Work experience leading development of airworthiness plans, a Basis of Certification, and related activities.
• Work experience with UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations and type certifications.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by business needs.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Military aircraft development or modification experience.
• Ability to initiate airworthiness certification process improvement initiatives.
• DoD and civil airworthiness experience.
• Work experience and familiarity with UAS/RPAS.
• Design and systems engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: structures, flight technology, air vehicle subsystems, avionics, mission payload integration, system safety, flight test, or configuration management.
• Experience with USAF Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins (AWB).
• Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience, including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and tracking, earned value reporting, variance analysis, and Estimate at Complete (EAC) forecasting.
• Experience interacting with airworthiness authorities, U.S. DoD, or civil authorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
• Current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or higher, and ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP).

Responsibilities

• Perform technical airworthiness planning and verification support, including developing and negotiating airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities for complex total systems with IPT/REs and customer counterparts.
• Review and coordinate airworthiness work with other airworthiness engineers and internal engineering disciplines across design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Perform functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies to translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
• Ensure customer airworthiness certification objectives are systematically realized as system solutions meeting program needs throughout the product lifecycle, including flight releases, type certification, continued airworthiness, operations, and airspace integration.
• Manage and maintain Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence in support of Military Type Certification and Air System Continued and Continuing Airworthiness as a member of the technical airworthiness staff in a System Design Responsible company.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Principal