Airworthiness & Safety Engineer, Lead

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Develop airworthiness and product safety plans based on internal, contract, and regulatory needs.
• Support product requirements based on market, customer, and regulatory expectations.
• Develop verification and certification approaches, plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and certification activities.
• Integrate compliance into UAS solutions, including flight releases, military and type certifications, continued airworthiness, and operational integration.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines through system concept, requirements, design, test, manufacturing, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Work with military and civil authorities on UAS certification.
• Facilitate product, testing, analysis, maintenance, operations, and documentation changes to meet certification and safety needs.
• Support field service bulletins and problem reports; track product improvements that resolve deficiencies or improve safety.
• Lead cross-functional airworthiness efforts and support customer safety and airworthiness accreditation audits.
• Support airworthiness and product safety responses to RFIs and RFPs and communicate positions to customers and regulatory bodies.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent education, training, and experience.
• At least 8 years of directly related experience, including at least 4 years in airworthiness-related work.
• Strong systems engineering background.
• Detailed understanding of military, FAA, EU, NATO, and EASA airworthiness and certification processes and standards.
• Understanding of U.S. government and international safety requirements, including UL, CE, REACH, and RoHS.
• Proven program performance and experience communicating with executive management, customers, and customer airworthiness authorities.
• Able to take ownership and work with little or no daily oversight.
• Experience in product safety and unmanned systems is desired.

Desired competencies

• MS Office proficiency, leadership, and strong written and verbal communication skills are desired.
• The role calls for initiative, ownership, adaptability, and effectiveness in a fast-paced, deadline-driven technical environment.

Workplace and travel

• The role involves working in an office environment.
• Domestic and international travel may be required, at less than 10% of the time.

Compensation and benefits

• Structured salary information lists USD 122,500–187,000 yearly.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and paid holiday shutdown.

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