Senior Technical Expert & Certification Specialist

Aversan Inc; Mirabel; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aversan Inc. in Mirabel, QC, is seeking a Senior Technical Expert & Certification Specialist to join the avionics team. This hybrid role focuses on airworthiness certification for aerospace systems and involved with regulatory approvals for rotorcraft.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in aerospace certification, avionics design requirements, and conducting certification tests. Located in Mirabel, the position offers a hybrid work arrangement and a competitive CAD salary range.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical or avionics engineering and aerospace certification experience.
• Experience with aircraft avionics and electrical design requirements and certification.
• Knowledge of system safety assessments, VV testing, and qualification processes.
• Ability to conduct certification data reviews and regulatory approvals.
• Experience in overseeing ground and flight testing for compliance data.

Responsibilities

• Propose findings of compliance with airworthiness standards and approve type designs in avionics.
• Meet Transport Canada and international certification standards for rotorcraft.
• Address obsolescence, support upgrades, and drive new product development.
• Learn and apply means of compliance to ensure regulatory adherence.
• Define scope of investigations, review data, and witness tests for compliance.
• Evaluate plans and data to ensure all certification standards are met.

Skills

Electrical/avionics engineering

Certification processes

Regulatory compliance

System integration

Aircraft ground/flight testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/mechanical/avionics engineering

Tools

SAE ARP 4754A

ARP 4761

RTCA/DO-160

MIL-STD-810/883/461/464

RTCA/DO-178

Job description

Senior Technical Expert & Certification Specialist

• Mirabel, QC

Aversan Inc. ( www.aversan.com ) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified Senior Technical Expert & Certification Specialist to join our team. The candidate will be part of the avionics team.

Location: Mirabel, Quebec.

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Proposing and/or making findings of compliance with Standards of Airworthiness AWM 527/529 or US 14 CFR Part 27/29 and approving type design changes in avionics and electrical systems.
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills and technical expertise to meet Transport Canada Civil Aviation (and other international airworthiness) certification standards for light and transport category rotorcraft.
• Integral to addressing component and system obsolescence, supporting upgrades and expansions of existing aircraft capabilities, driving new product development, and contributing to Bell's continuing airworthiness initiatives and aircraft customization efforts.
• Requires a solid understanding of airborne avionics and electrical systems, along with a willingness to learn and apply accepted means of compliance to ensure adherence to applicable airworthiness standards.
• Determining the scope of investigations, reviewing data and reports, conducting inspections and engineering assessments, and witnessing components, ground, or flight tests necessary to establish compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Evaluating the adequacy and completeness of projects plans and the compliance data to ensure all certification standards are met.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/mechanical/avionics engineering.
• Strong relevant experience in aerospace certification.
• Familiar with system and software integration, system safety assessments, validation and verification testing in systems integration labs, aircraft flight testing, aircraft/system qualification and certification processes.
• Experienced with the following certification actions:
• Solid understanding of aircraft avionics and electrical design requirements and the qualification/certification process
• Capable to conduct certification compliance data reviews and approvals, ensuring acceptance by regulatory authorities.
• Developed project certification plans, reviewing system performance test plans and procedures.
• Analyzed results contained in qualification reports for functional and certification testing at the component and system levels.
• Skilled in certification deliverables for installed or modified systems, such as Electrical loads, thermal analysis, and support for safety analyses, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF), and direct/indirect lightning compliance at both the system and aircraft levels.
• Experienced in providing technical directions to projects based on certification requirements and advisory materials.
• Experienced to oversee aircraft ground and flight testing for compliance data gathering.
• Working knowledge of SAE ARP 4754A, ARP 4761 or equivalent MIL standards
• Demonstrated and Working knowledge of RTCA/DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-461 and/or, MIL-STD-464
• Awareness of design assurance Levels in accordance with RTCA/DO-178
• Awareness of, RTCA/DO-311 and RTCA/DO-227
• PFD, MFD, EICAS, Cockpit controls, Digital Map
• AHRS, GPS, IFF, ADS-B, TCAS, ILS, Radar Altimeter, Air Data
• Automatic flight control management system
• Communications Systems: VHF/UHF, HF, SATCOM, Datalink, ICs
• CVR and FDR
• Electrical power generation, distribution, and protection (DC/AC, 28 V and HV systems)

Compensation: $120,000 – $140,000 CAD (annual salary)

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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