Aerospace Certification Engineer II: Airworthiness

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Hagerstown (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) match

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks an Aerospace Certification Engineer to advance RAPCON-X and future A-ISR platforms from prototype to mission-ready. You will lead certification planning, coordinate with engineers, program management, and SMEs, and manage airworthiness compliance and flight-test approvals.

You will work with DoD and FAA stakeholders across domains to ensure safety and regulatory alignment, support security-clearance processes, and travel up to 10% in a hybrid office setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Basic knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Familiarity with CFD simulations.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Basic awareness of the certification planning process (i.e. developing certification plans, the establishment of certification basis, proposing Methods of Compliance, proposing compliance artifacts).
• Background in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain United States Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Write certification planning documents.
• Coordinate with program management, engineering, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Write compliance documentation.
• Identify certification problems and propose solutions.

Skills

Engineering principles

CFD simulations

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

Higher degree may substitute for experience

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation seeks an Aerospace Certification Engineer to advance RAPCON-X and future A-ISR platforms from prototype to mission-ready. You will lead certification planning, coordinate with engineers, program management, and SMEs, and manage airworthiness compliance and flight-test approvals.

You will work with DoD and FAA stakeholders across domains to ensure safety and regulatory alignment, support security-clearance processes, and travel up to 10% in a hybrid office setting.