Principal Airworthiness Engineer

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC in San Diego, CA is seeking a Principal Airworthiness Engineer to lead airworthiness planning and certification activities for complex total systems. The role is onsite and tied to a 12-month W2 contract, with US citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance.

The position requires MIL-HDBK-516D familiarity, and collaboration with IPTs across design, fabrication, test, and operations to ensure type certification and continued airworthiness

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience.
• Master of Science with 3 years of related experience.
• Ph.D. with 1 year of related experience.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516D.
• Work experience leading airworthiness plans and Basis of Certification.
• Airworthiness authorizations for UAS/RPAS and type certifications.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Performs airworthiness planning and verification support for complex total systems.
• Coordinates with other airworthiness engineers and internal teams.
• Translates customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
• Ensures airworthiness objectives are realized from certification to operations.
• Maintains Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence for military certification.

Skills

Airworthiness planning

Requirements allocation

Airworthiness certification

UAS/RPAS experience

Excel/PowerPoint/Word/SharePoint

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science (optional)

Ph.D. (optional)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Job description

Tittle : Principal Airworthiness Engineer
Work Location:Onsite in San Diego, CA
Duration:12 months
Terms:W2 Contract
Work Authorization:US Citizen; must have the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance

Position Summary:

Tittle : Principal Airworthiness Engineer
Work Location:Onsite in San Diego, CA
Duration:12 months
Terms:W2 Contract
Work Authorization:US Citizen; must have the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance

Position Summary:

Responsibilities:

• Performs technical airworthiness planning and verification support including development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities for complex total systems with IPT/REs as well as customer counterparts.
• Reviews and coordinates with other airworthiness engineers as well as internal engineering disciplines performed across the total system to include design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Performs functional and process analyses, requirements allocation and definition studies to translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
• Ensures the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle (e.g. Flight releases, Type certification, continued airworthiness, operations, and airspace integration).
• Responsible for managing and maintaining Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence in support of a Military Type Certification and Air System Continued & Continuing Airworthiness as a member of the technical AW staff in a System Design Responsible company.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience;
• OR Master of Science with 3 years of related experience;
• OR Ph.D. with 1 year of related experience.
• Familiarity of MIL-HDBK-516D.
• Work experience leading the development of Airworthiness plans, a Basis of Certification, and related activities.
• Work experience with UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations and type certifications.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Military aircraft development or modification experience.
• Ability to initiate Airworthiness Certification process improvement initiatives.
• DoD and Civil Airworthiness Experience.
• Work experience and familiarity with UAS/RPAS.
• Design and Systems Engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: Structures, Flight Technology, Air Vehicle Subsystems, Avionics, Mission Payload Integration, System Safety, Flight Test, Configuration Management.
• Experience with USAF Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins (AWB).
• Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and tracking, Earned Value reporting, variance analysis, and Estimate at Complete (EAC) forecasting.
• Interactions with airworthiness authorities, US DoD, or civil authorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint.
• A current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or higher and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP).