Airworthiness Engineer: Defense Flight Certification Leader

Blackshark

Greater London

On-site

GBP 108,000 - 143,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks an experienced Airworthiness Engineer to lead certification planning for developmental and production aircraft. You will work across services to ensure compliance, tailored processes, and successful certifications through the program lifecycle.

You will collaborate with engineers, customers, and authorities, documenting tests and criteria in a digital environment, and guiding technical reviews to maintain airworthiness across complex systems.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related engineering degree.
8+ years airworthiness engineering experience.
Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with DoW and FAA airworthiness authorities.
Experience with DoW Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins.
Proven experience with MIL-HDBK-516 series documents.
Experience developing and managing Airworthiness plans and criteria tracking.
Must have experience with manned or UAS developmental Military aircraft.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for developmental and production aircraft.
Coordinate flight releases, Type Certification, and MIL- standards across services.
Perform airworthiness planning, tracking and verification in a digital environment.
Translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
Support Airworthiness Boards, technical interchange meetings and risk assessments.
Develop and maintain Airworthiness activities linked to requirements, schedules and flight test matrices.
Drive process improvements and engage teams to solve problems.