Senior Airworthiness Engineer
Northrop Grumman
San Diego, CA, United States
Full-time
Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer - Aircraft Certification
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a highly skilled Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA.
This position involves working within the Airworthiness Engineering Directorate to support certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms.
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 customer requirements.
- Perform functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies to translate customer requirements into system solutions.
- Manage and maintain airworthiness evidence in support of Military Flight Releases and Air System Continued & Continuing Airworthiness.
Requirements :
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field 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, a Basis 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.
- Interactions with airworthiness authorities US DoD, MoD International, or civil authorities.
- Familiarity of European Military Aviation Regulations (EMARs).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
13 hours ago