Airworthiness Manager

Integrated Sol for Sys Inc; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Professional development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Integrated Sol for Sys Inc. seeks an experienced Airworthiness Manager to lead certification activities for advanced avionics and aerospace systems.

You will serve as the primary airworthiness authority, interpreting MIL-HDBK-516C across design, test, and sustainment, while coordinating with DoD authorities to secure approvals. You will develop airworthiness plans, manage compliance matrices, mentor teams, and ensure alignment with lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 15-20 years of experience in airworthiness, certification, or safety engineering for military or defense aerospace programs.
• Hands-on, applied experience with MIL-HDBK-516C and familiarity with relevant derivative criteria.
• Strong understanding of system development lifecycles, configuration management, and risk management.
• Experience working with DoD acquisition programs or military certification offices.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface with customers, regulators, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the program’s primary airworthiness authority and subject-matter expert.
• Interpret, apply, and validate compliance to MIL-HDBK-516C requirements across system design, integration, test, and sustainment.
• Develop and manage airworthiness plans, compliance matrices, and certification strategies.
• Coordinate with military airworthiness authorities to achieve necessary approvals and flight releases.
• Lead airworthiness risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical reviews.
• Support system safety analyses, hazard assessments, and configuration control activities.
• Prepare and deliver technical documentation, briefings, and compliance evidence.
• Ensure continuous alignment between engineering design decisions and airworthiness criteria.
• Mentor engineering teams on certification processes and documentation expectations.

Skills

Airworthiness

MIL-HDBK-516C

Program Management

Regulatory Interface

Leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelors)

Master’s preferred

Tools

MIL-HDBK-516C (methodology)

DO-178c/DO-254

MSO/TSO processes

MFR/AQ processes

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the 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.

Key Responsibilities

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).

Competitive salary withcomprehensive health and wellness benefits

Educational andprofessional development opportunities

Dynamic andcollaborative work environment

Details

Location: Niceville, FL

Employment Type: Active

Salary: $160000 - $180000 /per annual

Skill Level: Mid-Senior Level