Airworthiness Manager

Integrated Sol for Sys Inc; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and wellness benefits

Educational/professional development

Job summary

Integrated Sol for Sys Inc is seeking an experienced Airworthiness Manager to lead certification activities for avionics and aerospace systems in Dayton, OH. The role requires deep MIL-HDBK-516C knowledge and collaboration across engineering, program management, and regulatory teams.

The ideal candidate will have 15–20 years in airworthiness or safety engineering for defense programs, and hands-on experience with MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-178c, and DO-254.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering or related field.
• 15–20 years in airworthiness, certification or safety engineering for defense programs.
• Hands-on with MIL-HDBK-516C and derivative criteria.
• Experience with DoD acquisition programs or military offices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the program’s primary airworthiness authority and SME.
• Apply MIL-HDBK-516C requirements across design, test, and sustainment.
• Develop airworthiness plans, matrices, and certification strategies.
• Coordinate with military authorities for approvals and flight releases.
• Lead airworthiness risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Support system safety analyses, hazard assessments, and configuration control.
• Prepare technical documentation, briefings, and compliance evidence.
• Ensure alignment between design decisions and airworthiness criteria.
• Mentor engineers on certification processes and docs.

Skills

Airworthiness expertise

Regulatory interface

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MIL-HDBK-516C

DO-178c

DO-254

MIL-STD-882E

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time

Aboutthe Role

We are seeking an experienced Airworthiness Manager to leadand execute airworthiness certification activities for advanced avionics and aerospacesystems. The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge ofMIL-HDBK-516C airworthiness criteria and a proven ability to work acrossengineering, program management, and regulatory organizations to ensurecompliance throughout the system lifecycle.

KeyResponsibilities

• Serve as the program’sprimary airworthiness authority and subject-matter expert.
• Interpret, apply, andvalidate compliance to MIL-HDBK-516C requirements across system design,integration, test, and sustainment.
• Develop and manageairworthiness plans, compliance matrices, and certification strategies.
• Coordinate with militaryairworthiness authorities to achieve necessary approvals and flight releases.
• Lead airworthiness riskidentification, mitigation planning, and technical reviews.
• Support system safetyanalyses, hazard assessments, and configuration control activities.
• Prepare and delivertechnical documentation, briefings, and compliance evidence.
• Ensure continuousalignment between engineering design decisions and airworthiness criteria.
• Mentor engineering teamson certification processes and documentation expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ElectricalEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field(Master’s preferred).
• 15-20 years ofexperience in airworthiness, certification, or safety engineering for militaryor defense aerospace programs.
• Hands-on, appliedexperience with MIL-HDBK-516C and familiarity with relevant derivativecriteria.
• Strong understanding ofsystem development lifecycles, configuration management, and risk management.
• Experience working withDoD acquisition programs or military certification offices.
• Excellent communicationskills with the ability to interface with customers, regulators, andcross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with aircraftmodification, flight test programs, or developmental platforms.
• Experience withdevelopment standards such as DO-178c and DO-254.
• Experience withobtaining Military Standard Orders (MSO) and Technical Standard Orders (TSO).
• Background in USAFMilitary Flight Release (MFR) or Airworthiness Qualification (AWQ) processes.
• Knowledge of systemsafety standards such as MIL-STD-882E.
• Security clearance(active or able to obtain).

Benefits

• Competitive salary withcomprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Educational andprofessional development opportunities
• Dynamic andcollaborative work environment

Details

Location: Dayton, OH

Employment Type: Active

Salary: $160000 - $180000 /per annual

Skill Level: Mid-Senior Level