Senior Airworthiness Engineer — Autonomous Aerial Systems

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Airworthiness Engineer to join the Omen team at its Costa Mesa HQ. You will develop Airworthiness certification plans for developmental and production aircraft, coordinating with civil and military authorities to enable rapid capability realization, from design to flight readiness.

You will drive documentation, verification, and regulatory submissions, ensuring compliance across SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and SRB, while maintaining a digital, integrated airworthiness

Qualifications

• A bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related engineering degree.
• 8+ years airworthiness engineering experience.
• Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the Defense or Aerospace industries, specifically crewed aircraft, rotorcraft, UAS (Group 3 or larger) or weapon systems.
• Extensive knowledge of AC 23-1309-1E, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD 516C airworthiness, AC-17-01, and other relevant safety standards.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with civil and military Airworthiness authorities (DoD, FAA and/or EASA).
• Proven experience working civil and military Airworthiness processes, including MIL-HDBK-516 series documents, throughout the life cycle of a developmental aircraft to achieve successful program completion.
• Familiarity with technical software packages such as Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and/or Ansys.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.

Responsibilities

• Develop Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for Omen developmental and production aircraft for CONUS and OCONUS operations.
• Shape Airworthiness strategy with a pragmatic, right-sized approach.
• Engage with civil/military authorities to align frameworks and standards.
• Develop Airworthiness plans supporting regulatory submissions.
• Support SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SRB processes representing Airworthiness.
• Tailor traditional Airworthiness processes across the product lifecycle.
• Maintain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment integrated with requirements, schedules, and risk assessments.
• Propose creative, action-biased solutions to technical/execution challenges.

Skills

Airworthiness engineering

Regulatory coordination

Safety-critical systems

Technical communication

Security clearance readiness

Software tools knowledge

Education

Bachelor degree in Aerospace/Systems Engineering

Masters preferred in related field

Tools

Relyence

Teamcenter

JIRA

JAMA

Cameo

Ansys

Job description

Anduril Industries seeks a Senior Airworthiness Engineer to join the Omen team at its Costa Mesa HQ. You will develop Airworthiness certification plans for developmental and production aircraft, coordinating with civil and military authorities to enable rapid capability realization, from design to flight readiness.

You will drive documentation, verification, and regulatory submissions, ensuring compliance across SDR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and SRB, while maintaining a digital, integrated airworthiness