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Anduril Industries · 1 day ago

Airworthiness Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$166K/yr - $220K/yr

10+ years exp

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. As an Airworthiness Engineer, you will develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for developmental aircraft, ensuring compliance and supporting flight releases and certifications.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)GovernmentMilitaryNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will work as an Airworthiness Engineer to develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for developmental aircraft, supporting Flight Releases, Type Certification, tailored airworthiness, and FAA general use airspace integration

You and your team will perform technical airworthiness (AW) planning, tracking and verification support within a digital environment

This includes the development and negotiation of airworthiness bases of certification, means of compliance, and other certification activities

You will be responsible for cultivating total-system Airworthiness relationships between engineers and other technical authorities, including our customer partners

Airworthiness engineering duties include guiding technical reviews with your airworthiness engineers and engineering disciplines across the total system design, development and test processes

You are expected to perform functional and process analyses, requirements allocation and definition studies with program engineers and customer representatives

You will facilitate all interactions which translate customer requirements into criteria and derived requirements

You will ensure the logical and systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives, to include the tailoring of traditional Airworthiness processes, and continuously evaluate and update Airworthiness plans with new realized solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle

Faced with numerous Airworthiness assessments you will proactively support and guide all design development towards Airworthiness compliance and support all processes leading to a successful issuance of a Military Flight Release (MFR)

Subsequent to this you will actively solicit all engineering and systems data required to support iterative and on-going Airworthiness Boards, technical interchange meetings, and risk assessments

You will develop, author and maintain all Airworthiness activities in a digital environment which is interconnected with system requirements, program schedules, flight test point matrix, and also risk assessments

Using this digital infrastructure you will demonstrate the ability to perform statistical analysis or program performance and leverage your digital tools to provide input to the flight test program execution schedule

Faced with technical and execution challenges, you will be expected to develop creative solutions to unique problems

You will be biased for action — you are empowered to engage your team to solve and fix any problem you encounter

Qualification

Airworthiness engineeringAerospace EngineeringDoD Airworthiness processesAirworthiness certificationFAA airworthiness authoritiesAirworthiness plans managementStatistical analysisTechnical software experienceCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

A bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation related engineering degree

10+ years airworthiness engineering experience

Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with DoD and FAA airworthiness authorities

Experience with DoD Airworthiness Policy Directives, Instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins

Proven experience working DoD and FAA Airworthiness processes, including MIL-HDBK-516 series documents, throughout the life cycle of a developmental aircraft to achieve successful program completion

Experience developing and managing Airworthiness plans, tracking of Airworthiness criterions, and similar activities

Must have experience with manned or UAS developmental Military aircraft

Ability to develop and execute Airworthiness Certification process improvement initiatives

Must have strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with emphasis on technical subjects

Strong computer and technical software experience (MATLAB, JIRA, DOORS, MS Office, CATIA, 3DX)

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Preferred

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 with the Department of Defense (DoD) as a contractor

Benefits

Healthcare Benefits

Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.

Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.

Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.

Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.

Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development

Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.

Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.

Retirement Savings Plan

US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.

UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.

AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.