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Northrop Grumman · 9 hours ago

Principal/Sr Principal Airworthiness Engineer - R10217806

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$114K/yr - $213K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company providing innovative solutions for various technological advancements. They are seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Airworthiness Engineer to support certification efforts on various air vehicle platforms, ensuring the realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives throughout the product lifecycle.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Performs technical airworthiness planning and verification support including development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities for complex total systems with IPT/REs as well as customer counterparts

Reviews and coordinates with other airworthiness engineers as well as internal engineering disciplines performed across the total system to include design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal

Performs functional and process analyses, requirements allocation and definition studies to translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements. Ensures the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle (e.g. Flight releases, Type certification, continued airworthiness, operations, and airspace integration)

Responsible for managing and maintaining Type Design Data and airworthiness evidence in support of a Military Type Certification and Air System Continued & Continuing Airworthiness as a member of the technical AW staff in a System Design Responsible company

Qualification

Airworthiness plan developmentType CertificationUAS/RPAS experienceMIL-HDBK-516B/C familiarityMilitary aircraft experienceSystems EngineeringControl Account ManagementSoft skills

Required

Principal: Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience; OR Master of Science with 3 years of related experience; OR Ph.D. with 1 year of related experience

Sr Principal: Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related experience; OR Master of Science with 6 years of related experience; OR Ph.D. with 4 years of related experience

Familiarity of MIL-HDBK-516B Expanded and MIL-HDBK-516C

Work experience leading Airworthiness plan development, a Basis of Certification, and related activities

Work experience with domestic and international UAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations and type certifications

Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by business needs

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR)

Preferred

Active, in-scope DoD Secret security clearance

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 including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and tracking, Earned Value reporting, variance analysis, and Estimate at Complete (EAC) forecasting

Experience in a System Design Responsible (SDR) organization per international regulations with signature authority

Interactions with airworthiness authorities US DoD, MoD International, or civil authorities

Familiarity of European Military Aviation Regulations (EMARs)