Aircraft Certification Engineer

7 days ago


San Diego, California, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Title: Principal Airworthiness Engineer / Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer - Aircraft Certification

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a highly skilled Principal Airworthiness Engineer / Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer - Aircraft Certification to join our team of qualified professionals within the Office of Independent Airworthiness (OIAW). This position is based in San Diego, CA with a hybrid work arrangement, and may be filled in any continental US State with remote work options.

Job Summary:

The Principal Airworthiness Engineer / Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer - Aircraft Certification will be responsible for ensuring the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle. This includes performing technical airworthiness planning and verification support, reviewing and coordinating with other airworthiness engineers, and ensuring the development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Perform technical airworthiness planning and verification support, including development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities.
  • Review and coordinate 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.
  • Perform functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies to translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
  • Ensure the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Manage and maintain 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.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 or more years of engineering experience, or Master's with 3 or more years of engineering experience, or PhD with 0 or more years of engineering experience.
  • Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516B Expanded and 516C.
  • Work experience leading the development of Airworthiness plans, a Basis of Certification, and related activities.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Military aircraft development or modification experience.
  • Current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or higher.
  • DoD and Civil Airworthiness Experience.
  • Ability to initiate Airworthiness Certification process improvement initiatives.
  • Work experience with domestic and international UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations and type certifications.
  • 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.
  • Experience in a System Design Responsible (SDR) organization per international regulations with signature authority.
  • Interactions with airworthiness authorities US DoD, MoD International, or civil authorities.
  • Familiarity with European Military Aviation Regulations (EMARs).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
Salary Range:

$97,500 - $160,900

Salary Range 2: $121,000 - $199,600

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.



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