Airworthiness Engineer, Omen

The role

You will work on airworthiness aspects of new aircraft development for the Omen autonomous air vehicle. You will develop certification and conformance plans and engage with regulatory authorities to establish airworthiness strategies.

What you will do

• Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for Omen aircraft.
• Engage with customers, end-users and local regulatory authorities to negotiate Airworthiness frameworks.
• Develop Airworthiness plans and documentation for regional regulatory processes.
• Support System Design Reviews and engineering governance structures.
• Ensure realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives.
• Develop, author and maintain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment.
• Provide input to the flight test program execution schedule.
• Develop creative solutions to technical and execution challenges.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related engineering degree.
• 8+ years airworthiness engineering experience.
• Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the Defense or Aerospace industries, specifically crewed aircraft, rotorcraft, UAS (Group 3 or larger) or weapon systems.
• Extensive knowledge of AC 23-1309-1E, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD 516C airworthiness, AC-17-01, and other relevant safety standards.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with civil and military Airworthiness authorities (DoD, FAA and/or EASA).
• Proven experience working civil and military Airworthiness processes, including MIL-HDBK-516 series documents.
• Familiarity with technical software packages such as Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and/or Ansys.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
• A sincere commitment to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.
• Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening.

Nice to have

• Masters in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related technical discipline.
• 15+ years airworthiness engineering experience.
• Systems engineering and Airworthiness experience with large UAS airworthiness authorizations.
• Experience authoring and submitting FAA Certificates of Waiver or Authorization (COA).
• Previously held a position as Airworthiness Engineering Lead or Airworthiness Engineer.
• Airworthiness experience on a team that executed first flight on a manned or large UAS developmental aircraft.
• Experience working EASA SORA framework for UAS
• Understanding of high voltage and high power systems or hybrid powertrains.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.
• Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.