Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer

4 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Key Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer to lead certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms. As a key member of our Airworthiness Engineering Directorate, you will be responsible for developing and negotiating airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities for complex total systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and negotiate airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities for complex total systems.
  • Review and coordinate with other airworthiness engineers and internal engineering disciplines to ensure compliance with airworthiness regulations.
  • Perform functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies to translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
  • Manage and maintain airworthiness evidence in support of military flight releases and air system continued airworthiness.
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.
  • Experience leading the development of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, and related activities.
  • 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.
  • 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.


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