Senior Certification Engineer

Summary

The Senior Certification Engineer performs regulatory compliance activities required for the development and installation of airborne equipment and systems onto transport category aircraft.  The Senior Certification Engineer has principal responsibility for ensuring all aspects of product and system-level certification are compliant with applicable and appropriate airworthiness requirements including the presentation of complete substantiation data deliverables.

Core Responsibilities

Work with product development team, systems engineering, aircraft system integrators and customers to identify and document appropriate test levels required for environmental, electrical and flammability testing of new LRU designs and product improvements

Develop, review, approve and release Certification documents to specify requirements that establish compliance with the applicable airworthiness requirements including, but not limited to:

Flammability assessments including Test Plans, Analysis and Test Reports

Qualification Test Plans, Procedures and Test Reports

Comparative analysis (Statements of Similarity) and Fungus Resistance

Safety Assessments such as for product Functional Hazard Assessments and system-level System Safety Assessments

Work with aircraft system integrators and customers to achieve appropriate regulatory approval of complete Certification data package for each newly developed or improved product

Work with design engineers, technicians, external suppliers and third-party test facilities to specify equipment and accessories necessary for test execution

Coordinate with Project Management, Certification Engineers, Qualification Engineers and test labs to quote and schedule formal qualification testing for each development project

Perform the necessary research including root cause analysis to implement and release a Failure Reporting and Corrective Action (FRACA) report which documents test failure conditions and recovery plan

Coordinate with Qualification engineers, test facilities, aircraft system integrators and regulatory authorities during formal qualification test readiness, particularly during test article and test set up conformity inspections

Work with Quality and Program Management to assemble required documentation for conformity inspections

Coordinate regulatory approval of IFE system installation design data and components with Program Managers and Project Engineers

Coordinate with Product Line and Certification teams to organize regularly-scheduled status meeting presentations

Represent the company and interface directly with the FAA and customers

Advise management on air worthiness related issues regarding the design and manufacturing of our product

Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in a related field

6-10 years of experience working in a similar role

Experience with designing, manufacturing and certifying aircraft components and systems

Experience working in product or system-level certification environment, interfacing with FAA or EASA

Experience working in an AS9100 quality environment

In-depth knowledge of industry-standard RTCA and airframe manufacturer qualification requirements

Strong familiarization with FAA Part 21, 23 & 25 and EASA CS Part 21 & 25 certification requirements related to airborne IFE equipment

In-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Office

In-depth knowledge of Electrical/EMI test procedures, potential challenges and mitigation techniques

Familiar with:

Temperature and pressure chambers

Vibration and Acceleration test equipment

EMI test set up and wiring

Feedback devices such as accelerometers and thermocouples

In-depth knowledge of:

Airframe manufacturer requirements for cabin interiors

FAA 14 CFRs and EASA requirements, including flammability

HIC

The STC, RFC, PMA and Minor Change approval processes

AS9100 quality system requirements

Benefits

The starting pay range for this position is $119,000 - $126,500 per year however, base pay offered may vary depending on the level of the position, skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and location.

In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company contributions, RAVE Aerospace offers a variety of additional benefits and perks to enhance your work-life balance experience including but not limited to:

Discretionary bonus program

Future financial security with a 401(k) program with company match

Paid time off covering vacations, personal time off and sick days, capped off by an exciting year-end holiday shutdown

Embraced flexibility with our alternative work schedule (9/80) to navigate your workweeks with every other Friday off