Certification Engineer

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics in Wichita, Kansas, invites you to join as a Certification Engineer. You will provide engineering and technical support in evaluating and testing existing and emerging technologies, ensuring compliance with FAA TSO, STC, and PMA activities, and managing tests from start to finish.

You should review data and forms carefully, maintain strong customer service, and collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Testing and certifying electrical equipment.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in testing and certifying electrical equipment.
• Experience with industry, regulatory, and military standards/specifications.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, DVMs, data acquisition, and other electrical test equipment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Strong attention to detail, with organized, results-driven work style.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Test and certify electrical equipment to support FAA TSO, STC and PMA activities.
• Manage the entire testing process from project start to finish.
• Review technical data and forms to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Provide top-notch customer service throughout testing projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Data acquisition equipment

Digital multimeters (DVMs)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Certification Engineer

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics Wichita, Kansas, United States

About this position

COME JOIN MID-CONTINENT!

“Where your work is valued—above-market pay, real work-life balance, and a team that feels like home.”

As a Certification Engineer, you will provide engineering and technical support in the evaluation and testing of existing and emerging technologies, systems, and capabilities. You’ll be responsible for testing and certifying electrical equipment to support FAA TSO, STC and PMA activities and manage the entire testing process from project start to finish. To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be adept in reviewing technical data and forms to ensure compliance with requirements, while providing top-notch customer service.

• You have a high school diploma or GED.
• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience in testing and certifying electrical equipment.
• You have direct experience with industry, regulatory, and/or military standards/specifications.
• You are experienced in using Oscilloscopes, DVMs, data acquisition, and other electrical test equipment.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office.
• You have strong attention to detail.
• You are organized, focused and results oriented.
• You are a problem-solver with critical thinking and prioritizing skills.
• You have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IT IF… (but it’s not a deal breaker)

• You have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• You have familiarity/experience with RTCA DO-160, RTCA DO-311A, MIL-STD-810G/MIL-STD-461F and FAA TSO.
• Author certification test plans, test reports and various other project documentation
• Execute test plans/programs to verify compliance to regulatory and quality requirements to include authoring test reports to meet committed project deadlines
• Coordinate activities with external test labs/resources
• Assist with prototype build and evaluation
• Design, build, and specify equipment necessary for testing products
• Evaluate new technology components and designs to improve certification testing to ensure quality, functionality and safety of products.
• Provide test support for production as required
• We provide above-market pay and a comprehensive benefits package.
• We promote an environment where you can excel in your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
• Our facility is climate controlled, clean, organized, and safe. We operate in a professional, light manufacturing environment.
• We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right – every time.
• We have frequent events to keep work interesting. Our food drive is super impressive, we enjoy an annual food truck fest appreciation day, monthly fruit/donut day, employee luncheons throughout the year, wellness challenges with incentives, and frequent ticket raffles for local sporting and cultural events.
• We have a small company feel – even though we’re doing big things!

Founded in 1964, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionicsprovides superior instruments, avionics and power solutions to the global aerospace community. We operate one of the largest maintenance, overhaul and exchange programs in the world, and deliver safe and certified products, using innovative technologies and sophisticated clean sheet designs.

At Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, we are committed to quality, service, integrity, and professionalism. Our employees serve the best customers from all over the world in general, business and commercial, advanced air mobility, defense and special missions markets. In this role, you’ll be an important part of the reason our customers consider us a premier instrument, avionics, and aircraft power solutions provider.

“This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Actual compensation offered within the targeted salary range will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.”

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