Airworthiness Certification Engineer 4 -TSII
Date: Sep 18, 2024
Location: Appleton, WI, US
Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Airworthiness Certification Engineer 4 -TSII in GAC Appleton
Unique Skills:
- Thorough understanding of 14 CFR part 25 regulatory compliance requirements under 14 CFR part 21 certification procedures.
- Experience with EASA processes and CS 25 regulatory requirements is preferred. (experience with other foreign authorities is also acceptable).
- Proficient at determination and application of certification methods of compliance to the airworthiness standards.
- Experience working and managing engineering type design change projects, new/amended STC projects, major repairs and alterations is required.
- Experience developing and reviewing certification plans with minimal oversight and providing guidance for appropriate methods of compliance.
- Experience in understanding FAA requirements conveyed via Issue Papers for Special Conditions, Equivalent Levels of Safety findings, and Unsafe Features or Characteristics, and ability to aid in developing applicant positions in their response.
- Ability to review and understand engineering design data and associated substantiation data to ensure compliance is appropriately shown.
- Collaborative teamwork skills and ability to develop professional relationships with internal and external project stakeholders.
- Ability to provide mentorship to more junior coworkers on determination of compliance requirements for moderately complex major design change projects for all the skill discussed above.
- Understanding of Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) principles.
- Previous experience working with a delegated organization (ODA, DAS, DOA) is preferred but not required.
- Understanding of conformity process is desired.
- Strong communication and written composition skills essential for authoring technical documents (ICA, Ground/Flight Test Plans, Certification Plans, Summary Compliance Reports, Correspondence, Project Statements, etc.).
Education and Experience Requirements
Job Description
- Prepares, develops, and reviews complex certification plans describing the project scope, certification deliverables, means of compliance, and test/conformity requirements.
- Coordinates with EAR to resolve issues with certification deliverables and 8100-9 finding.
- Prepares TIA pre-requisites, draft TIA, and open projects/open PR memo. Hosts Pre-Flight Board Meeting with FAA.
- Independently prepares Summary Compliance Reports for more complex projects.
- Responsible for tracking project task assignments, status, and estimated complete dates as assigned.
- Develop and present briefings on certification strategy, status to program leadership, as assigned.
- Develops TC and STC FCAA validation deliverables including ROM development, application & classification, SSD & SEI effectivity, schedule development, meeting agendas, presentation coordination for generation with Subject Matter Experts and review, TC & STC internal coordination and action tracking, FCAA responses, ensure publication of minutes and actions, develops validation work plans, TC & STC internal coordination and action tracking, coordinates company responses for Issue papers / CRIs / CAIs, and the FAA responses, coordinate the review of draft VTC, VTCDS, final AFMS and coordinate responses for closure of the validation project.
- Working knowledge of Phases of TC, post-TC and STC certification projects, and the associated FAA Orders and Policy; ODA Procedures Manual and key differences in process between different types of projects; Part 25 regulations, how those regulations drive design and system redundancy requirements, and the supporting regulatory guidance material; Certification testing process and deliverables; Airworthiness limitations and associated regulations and operating requirements; Differing certification bases across the production models; Determining design changes (major/minor) and what systems and regulations may be impacted by those design changes; and Validation procedures, project classification and significant standards differences for EASA, Brazil, Canada and China.
- In-depth knowledge of design and systems knowledge across multiple models, requirements and potential issues that would be applicable for new/novel technologies, and validation procedures, project classification and significant standards differences across a range of countries.
Additional Information
Requisition Number: 222597
Category: Engineering
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: First
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 11/29/2024
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.
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