Airworthiness Engineering Specialist II

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Date: Feb 26, 2026

Location: Savannah, GA, US

Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Airworthiness Engineering Specialist II in GAC Savannah

Unique Skills:

DUTIES: Guide and independently perform a variety of engineering and supportive tasks associated with the Compliance Assurance Organization, Organization Designation Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and other foreign civil aviation authorities. Guide, generate, process, and support the review of engineering documentation required for certification programs from project start to closure. Prepare, develop, and review complex certification plans describing the project scope, certification deliverables, means of compliance, and test/conformity requirements. Coordinate with EAR to resolve issues with certification deliverables and 8100-9 findings. Prepare TIA pre-requisites, draft TIAs, and open projects and PR memos. Host pre-flight board meetings with the FAA. Independently prepare Summary Compliance Reports for more complex projects. Be responsible for tracking project task assignments, status, and estimated complete dates as assigned. Develop and present briefings on certification strategy and status to program leadership as assigned. Develop Type Certificates (TCs) and Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) FCAA validation deliverables including ROM development, application, and classification. Be responsible for SSD & SEI effectivity, schedule development, meeting agendas, presentation coordination for generation and review with Subject Matter Experts, and FCAA responses. Ensure publication of minutes and actions. Develop validation work plans. Be responsible for TC and STC internal coordination and action tracking. Coordinate company responses for issue papers, CRIs, CAIs, and FAA responses. Coordinate reviews of the draft VTC, VTCDS, and final AFMS. Coordinate responses for the closures of validation projects. Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field required. Ten years of experience in job offered or related position required, including any experience with: the phases of TC, post-TC, and STC certification projects, as well as the associated FAA Orders and policies; the ODA Procedures Manual and the key differences in processes between different types of projects; Part 25 regulations and supporting regulatory guidance material; using regulations to drive design and system redundancy requirements; certification testing processes and deliverables; airworthiness limitations and associated regulations and operating requirements; differing certification bases across production models; determining design changes (major/minor) and what systems and regulations may be impacted by those design changes; validation procedures, project classifications, and significant standard differences for EASA, Brazil, Canada, and China; design and systems knowledge across multiple models; with the requirements and potential issues applicable for new/novel technologies; and with Airworthiness & Certification System (ACES). In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and ten years of experience, Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and eight years of the above-requested experience or a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field and six years of the above-requested experience.

Must have legal authority to work in the U.S. EEOE.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a discipline relevant to the position required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 10 years specific certification experience or 15 years broad engineering experience. Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters, 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.

Position Purpose:

Guides and independently performs a variety of engineering and supportive tasks associated with the Compliance Assurance Organization, Organization Designation Authority, FAA, EASA and other foreign civil aviation authorities. Responsibilities include guiding, generating, processing, and supporting the review of engineering documentation required. for certification programs from project start to closure.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

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.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

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.

This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 231523

Category: Engineering

Percentage of Travel: None

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 03/12/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft

Nearest Major Market: Savannah
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