Airworthiness Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking anAirworthiness Engineer in San Diego, California for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support military airworthiness certification activities across complex air vehicle platforms, including certification planning, compliance verification, type certification, flight releases, and continued airworthiness.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Experience developingairworthiness plans, Bases of Certification, and certification strategies.
• Familiarity withMIL-HDBK-516D.
• Experience supportingUAS/RPAS airworthiness authorizations or type certification.
• Experience developing certification criteria, means of compliance, and supporting evidence.
• Ability to translate customer airworthiness requirements into system-level requirements and solutions.
• Experience coordinating certification activities across engineering disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Preferred Skills

• Military aircraft development or modification experience.
• DoD and civil airworthiness experience.
• Experience with USAF airworthiness policies, instructions, and Airworthiness Bulletins.
• Systems engineering experience involving structures, avionics, flight technology, system safety, flight test, configuration management, or mission systems.
• Experience working with U.S. DoD or civil airworthiness authorities.
• CAM/EVMS experience, including IMS planning, variance analysis, and EAC forecasting.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and coordinate airworthiness plans, Bases of Certification, and means of compliance.
• Support flight releases, military type certification, continued airworthiness, and airspace-integration activities.
• Review airworthiness evidence across design, fabrication, installation, test, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
• Perform requirements analysis, allocation, and definition in support of certification objectives.
• Coordinate with engineering teams and customer representatives on airworthiness compliance.
• Manage and maintain Type Design Data and certification evidence.
• Support Military Type Certification and continued/continuing airworthiness activities.
• Identify and support improvements to airworthiness certification processes.

Pay

• $121.02 per hour.

Job ID:2196

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.