SR. SYSTEMS ENGINEER with Security Clearance

ASD; San Diego (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ASD is seeking a Principal Airworthiness Engineer to join our team in San Diego, onsite at Spectrum Center in Kearney Mesa, CA. You will support certification efforts across air vehicle platforms, translating customer requirements into certification criteria and delivering solutions that meet program needs throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires leadership of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, and related activities, with extensive collaboration across engineering disciplines and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field with related experience
• Experience leading airworthiness plans, basis of certification and related activities
• Experience with UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations and type certifications
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable time
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and drive processes

Aufgaben

• Perform airworthiness planning and verification, including development of plans and means of compliance for complex systems
• Coordinate with airworthiness engineers and other disciplines across design, fabrication, test, installation, operation and maintenance
• Translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements for continued certification throughout the lifecycle
• Manage Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence for Military Type Certification and ongoing airworthiness

Kenntnisse

Airworthiness planning

Systems engineering

UAS/RPAS experience

Security clearance

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

Principal Airworthiness Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will require onsite work at Spectrum Center in Kearney Mesa, CA. The Principal Airworthiness Engineer will be working within the Airworthiness Engineering Directorate supporting certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms. The selected candidate will ensure 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, and operation of airspace integration). The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• 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.

Qualifications

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. Basic Qualifications:

• Principal: 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).