Senior Airworthiness Engineer — Defense Aircraft Leader

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Senior Airworthiness Engineer to lead airworthiness for Group 4 & 5 aircraft, flying CONUS/OCONUS. You will develop certification plans, engage with civil/military authorities, and drive conformance across the design lifecycle.

Lead airworthiness activities in a digital environment, support design reviews, and push for rapid, safe capability realization with a bias for action and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Airworthiness engineering experience (8+ years).
• Experience with safety-critical hardware/software in defense/aerospace.
• Experience with civil/military airworthiness authorities (DoD/FAA/EASA).
• Familiarity with AC 23-1309-1E, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-516C.
• Lifecycle experience with MIL-HDBK-516 series documents.
• Ability to work across civil/military airworthiness processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for Group 4 & 5 aircraft (CONUS/OCONUS).
• Bring pragmatic airworthiness approach to enable rapid capability realization.
• Engage with regulatory authorities to define airworthiness frameworks and standards.
• Develop airworthiness plans and documentation for regulatory submissions.
• Support SDRs, PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, SRBs representing Airworthiness.
• Ensure airworthiness objectives are realized and processes tailored throughout lifecycle.
• Develop, author and maintain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment linked to requirements, schedules and risk assessments.
• Propose creative solutions to technical/execution challenges; empower the team.

Skills

Airworthiness

Regulatory liaison

Communication

Security clearance

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in aerospace or systems engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Relyence

Teamcenter

JIRA

JAMA

Cameo

Ansys

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Senior Airworthiness Engineer to lead airworthiness for Group 4 & 5 aircraft, flying CONUS/OCONUS. You will develop certification plans, engage with civil/military authorities, and drive conformance across the design lifecycle.

Lead airworthiness activities in a digital environment, support design reviews, and push for rapid, safe capability realization with a bias for action and collaboration.