Avionics Engineering Specialist

De-Havilland-Aircraft-of-Canada-Lt; Mississauga; Presencial; CAD 95.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Westerkirk Capital is seeking Avionics Engineering Specialists to coordinate all technical aspects of design projects, support production line issues and assist Customer Support with in-service problems.

You will lead avionics development, plan feature implementations, liaise with authorities for airworthiness, and prepare technical reports and design change proposals. Travel to test sites or operators may be required.

Formación

• 7 years’ experience in design, installation, integration, testing and certification of aircraft electrical and avionics modifications
• 3 years’ experience supporting airworthiness certification under a TCCA framework; familiarity with system design, test and certification requirements (e.g., auto flight, comms, navigation, FMS, cabin, onboard maintenance)
• Knowledge of civil airworthiness 14 CFR Part 23 & 25 avionics regulations and advisory material
• ARP4754 and ARP4761 knowledge is an asset
• Knowledge of RTCA standards DO-160, DO-178 and DO-254
• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards (DO-326B, DO-256A, DO-255A)
• Demonstrated technical leadership in the aerospace industry

Responsabilidades

• Technical leader for development and integration of avionics functions and aircraft-level capabilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan feature implementation, risk and mitigations
• Liaise with certification authorities (domestic and foreign) through the airworthiness office
• Prepare and define Technical Requirement Documents and Engineering Technical Assessments
• Review and approve Design Change Proposals and engineering documentation
• Support aircraft test programs including test definition sheets and test reports
• Prepare technical reports showing compliance with certification requirements
• Mentor less experienced engineers in the department
• Travel to Flight Test, Vendor or Operator sites as needed
• Support production and in-service fleet issues and investigations

Conocimientos

Communication skills

MS Office

Aircraft modifications design

Continuous improvement

System integration

Organizational skills

Educación

Bachelors or Masters in aerospace or electrical engineering

Aircraft Certification Delegate AP/DAR preferred

Descripción del empleo

Profile

We have positions available in our Calgary, AB, Mississauga, ON or Victoria, BC offices for Avionics Engineering Specialists responsible for coordinating all technical aspects of assigned design projects, providing technical support to the production line, and assisting Customer Support with resolution of in-service problems and customer requests. This includes engineering design, technical analysis, and airworthiness certification activities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Technical leader for the development and integration of new avionics functions and aircraft-level capabilities
• Effectively work with cross-functional teams to plan and track feature implementation, risk and mitigations
• Liaise with certification authorities both domestic and foreign through the airworthiness office to address certification issues as they arise
• Prepare and define Technical Requirement Documents and Engineering Technical Assessments.
• Prepare, review and approve Design Change Proposals.
• Review and approve technical proposals and requirement specifications, design documentation including engineering drawings, modification summary packages and vendor equipment qualification reports.
• Support aircraft test programs including writing Test Definition Sheets, aircraft equipment integration, aircraft test witnessing and subsequent test report development and review.
• Prepare technical reports to show compliance to the applicable certification requirements. Ensure aircraft avionics airworthiness is maintained per required regulations.
• Technically manage avionics supply chain relationships by supporting technical meetings and writing/receiving Engineering Coordination Memos.
• Support aircraft production including problem solving and snag resolution.
• Support in-service aircraft and operators by creating and reviewing engineering modification packages based on customer change requests. Support Service Bulletin development. Support in service aircraft fleet issues and investigations. Ie: addressing In-Service Difficulty Reports.
• Mentor less experience Engineers in the department.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelors or master’s degree in aerospace or Electrical Engineering
• Current or candidate-for Aircraft Certification Delegate AP/DAR preferred

Experience

• 7 years’ experience in the design, installation, integration, testing, and certification of aircraft Electrical and avionics modifications.
• 3 years’ experience supporting airworthiness certification under a TCCA framework of working knowledge of system design, test and certification requirements of aircraft auto flight, communication, navigation including FMS, indication/recording systems, cabin, and onboard maintenance systems.
• Knowledgeable with civil airworthiness 14 CFR Part 23 & 25 avionics regulations and advisory material.
• Knowledgeable with ARP4754 and ARP4761 is an asset
• Knowledge of the RTCA standards DO-160, DO-178 and DO-254
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity standards (familiar with DO-326B, DO-256A, DO-255A)
• Demonstrated technical expertise and leadership in the aerospace industry
• Ability to travel to Flight Test, Vendor or Operator sites.

Skills

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal); can communicate at all levels of the organization and to all levels of our customer and representative organizations.
• Intermediate user knowledge of MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Proven experience in the design and certification of aircraft modifications
• Support continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong integration skills, in both system partner management and system technical integration
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, you can set priorities in order to achieve important milestones.