Senior Airworthiness Engineer - Defense Aircraft Systems

Roboticsconnected

Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 167,000 - 222,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Senior Airworthiness Engineer to own airworthiness for Group 4 & 5 aircraft, flying CONUS/OCONUS missions. You will craft certification strategies, author plans, and coordinate with regulators to enable rapid capability delivery.

Join a lean, high-ownership team focused on autonomy, AI and advanced aerospace systems. You will work in a digital environment, partner with design and test teams, and help shape product lifecycle airworthiness from

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related engineering.
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.
In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.

Responsibilities

Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for Group 4 & 5 developmental and production aircraft (CONUS/OCONUS).
Bring pragmatic Airworthiness and Systems Safety approaches to enable rapid capability realization.
Engage with customers, end-users and authorities to align on Airworthiness frameworks and standards.
Develop Airworthiness plans and documentation for regional regulatory processes and submissions.
Support SDRs, PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, SRBs representing Airworthiness.
Ensure Airworthiness plans evolve with the product lifecycle and updates.
Develop and maintain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment linked to requirements, schedules and risk assessments.