Senior Systems and Certification Engineer

Collinear Group; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA contributions

401(k) with company contributions

Nine paid holidays

15 days PTO per year

Sick leave

Flexible schedules

Remote working capabilities

Job summary

Collinear Group seeks a Sr. Systems and Certification Engineer to lead certification efforts for aerospace systems. You will craft system-level requirements, support qualification plans, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet ARP4754, DO-178/254/160, and MIL-STDs across the lifecycle.

Experienced professionals with FAA conformity processes and strong communication skills will thrive in a collaborative, regulation-heavy environment and may travel nationwide as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical/related field.
• 5+ years in large-scale systems design and certification environments.
• Advanced design practices for system-level performance and aerospace certification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop system and component-level requirements for design and verification.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop qualification plans and compliance artifacts.

Skills

Systems engineering

Certification

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

SAE ARP4754

RTCA DO-178/DO-254/DO-160

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Systems and Certification Engineer to join our team at Collinear Group. As a Sr. Systems and Certification Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting our clients and ensuring the certification of aerospace systems in highly regulated environments. Your expertise and experience certifying complex systems with design practices considering system level performance and aerospace certification requirements - such as ARP4754, DO-178, DO-254, DO-160, 14CFR 23/25/29/33/35 and MIL-STDs - will support our mission to make complex aerospace and defense product lifecycles elegantly simple, bending the industry cost curve.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing systems and component level requirements for design and verification within the Systems Engineering and Certification operating group and projects.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams to develop qualification plans and artifacts required for compliance to satisfy regulatory agencies.

RequirementsWhat you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or related field and/or equivalent education and experience
• 5+ years experience in large scale systems design and certification environments
• Advanced experience in design practices with consideration for system level performance and aerospace certification requirements including SAE ARP4754, RTCA/DO-178, RTCA/DO-254, RTCA/DO-160, 14CFR 23/25/29/33/35 and MIL-STDs
• Demonstrated experience with FAA conformity and airworthiness processes, including:
• FAA Form 8130-3 (Authorized Release Certificate / Airworthiness Approval Tag) documenting approval for return to service or airworthiness of aircraft articles
• FAA Form 8130-9 (Statement of Conformity) certifying that articles or test articles conform to the approved design data for certification testing
• FAA Form 8100-1 (Conformity Inspection Record) documenting FAA conformity inspections for certification programs
• Experience supporting FAA certification activities, including coordination with FAA designees (DERs, ODA, or FAA representatives) and participation in conformity inspections and certification audits.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to facilitate teamwork across functions

Nice to have:

• Experience with requirements and program management tools
• Experience in a FAA-regulated environment
• Some ability to work onsite in our Puget Sound service area or occasional travel to customer sites nationwide
• Experience with full Type Certification programs
• eVTOL or AAM program experience

BenefitsWhy Collinear?

Join a highly-talented community of like-minded peers practiced at accomplishing big goals. Work on high-impact projects to transform aerospace while developing new skills, insights, connections, and experience. For this position, Collinear offers a salary range of $140,000 to $165,000 (DOE) with bonus and profit sharing programs, health insurance, HSA contributions, a 401(k) program with company contributions, nine paid holidays, 15 days of PTO accrued per year, non-prescribed amount of sick leave, flexible schedules and remote working capabilities, and multiple company-sponsored employee events - all in support of creating an employee-focused company.