Airworthiness Engineering Specialist I

Gulfstream Aerospace; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah, GA seeks an Airworthiness Engineering Specialist I to support certification programs and regulatory compliance. The role requires independent work to prepare documentation for FAA/EASA and other authorities, from project start to closure.

Key duties include planning certification deliverables, reviewing compliance, and coordinating with regulatory bodies to secure approvals for TC and STC projects. Travel up to 25% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education/experience.
• 5 years specific certification experience or 10 years broad engineering experience.
• Experience credit for related advanced degrees limited per policy.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and develops complex certification plans describing scope, deliverables, means of compliance and test requirements.
• Reviews certification deliverables to verify checklist, compliance, and 8100-9 findings.
• Prepares prerequisites, drafts TIAs, and opens projects and memos; hosts FAA Pre-Flight Board.
• Generates and maintains project files for large programs; submits regulatory correspondence.
• Develops TC and STC validation deliverables including applications, classifications, and validation plans.
• Coordinates responses with Subject Matter Experts and FAA; drafts and closes validation files.

Skills

Airworthiness

Certification

Regulatory compliance

FAA

EASA

Technical documentation

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's Degree

10 years broad engineering experience

Job description

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Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Employment Type: Full-time

Airworthiness Engineering Specialist Iin GAC Savannah

Candidate must possess a unique blend of high-level aerospace technical expertise and strict regulatory compliance knowledge, ensuring aircraft safety and airworthiness standards.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 5 years specific certification experience or 10 years broad engineering experience. Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters, 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.Position Purpose:Works independently to perform a variety of engineering and supportive tasks associated with the Compliance Assurance Organization, Organization Designation Authority, FAA, EASA and other foreign civil aviation authorities. Responsibilities include generating, processing, and supporting the review of engineering documentation required. for certification programs from project start to closure.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:Essential Functions:

• Prepares and develops complex certification plans describing the project scope, certification deliverables, means of compliance, and test/conformity requirements.
• Independently reviews certification deliverables to compare compliance checklist, compliance showing, and 8100-9 finding.
• Prepares TIA pre-requisites, draft TIA, and open projects/open PR memo. Hosts Pre-Flight Board Meeting with FAA.
• Independently prepares Summary Compliance Reports .
• Creates and maintains of Project File for large or complex programs.
• Creates and submits correspondence with regulatory authorities as assigned.
• Develops TC and STC FCAA validation deliverables including application & classification, SSD & SEI effectivity, meeting agendas, presentation generation & review, presentation coordination for generation with Subject Matter Experts, TC & STC internal coordination and action tracking, FCAA responses, develops validation work plans, coordinates company responses for Issue papers / CRIs / CAIs, and the FAA responses , drafts VTC, VTCDS, and coordinate responses for closure of the validation project.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Phases of TC, post-TC and STC certification projects, and the associated FAA Orders and Policy; ODA Procedures Manual and key differences in process between different types of projects; Part 25 regulations, how those regulations drive design and system redundancy requirements, and the supporting regulatory guidance material; Certification testing process and deliverables; Multiple aircraft systems interfaces and dependencies; Airworthiness limitations and associated regulations and operating requirements; Differing certification bases across the production models; Determining design changes (major/minor) and what systems and regulations may be impacted by those design changes, and Validation procedures, project classification and significant standards differences for EASA, Brazil, Canada and China.

This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 232085

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 10/30/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft