Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer

4 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States Northrop Grumman Full time

Job Summary:

Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly skilled Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA. As a key member of our Airworthiness Engineering Directorate, you will be responsible for supporting certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms.

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 for complex total systems.
  • 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.
  • Ensure the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 9 years of experience, or Master's degree with 7 years of experience, or PhD with 4 years of experience.
  • Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516B Expanded and -516C.
  • Work experience leading the development of Airworthiness plans, a Basis of Certification, and related activities.
  • Work experience with domestic and international UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations and type certifications.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

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.

What We Offer:

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive salary range of $121,000 - $199,600, as well as 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.



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