Senior Certification Engineer

Description 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 …