Airworthiness Engineer, Omen

Highlights

• Shape airworthiness strategy for Omen hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle.
• Enable runway-independent flights from ship decks, beaches, and remote clearings.
• Drive certification for first tail-sitter with 50-system mass-production contract.

Ideal candidate

Action-biased airworthiness leader who thrives in lean, high-ownership cultures and cares about fielding novel autonomous aircraft at speed with pragmatic safety judgment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or aviation-related engineering
• 8+ years of airworthiness engineering experience
• Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in Defense or Aerospace including crewed aircraft, rotorcraft, UAS Group 3 or larger or weapon systems
• Extensive knowledge of AC 23-1309-1E, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-516C, AC-17-01 and other relevant safety standards
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with civil and military airworthiness authorities (DoD, FAA and/or EASA)
• Proven experience working civil and military airworthiness processes