Senior Flammability Engineer

Senior Flammability Engineer

Published 08.26.2025
Company:
Northwest Aerospace Technologies
Job field:
Industrial Engineering

Location:

Everett, Washington, United States
Contract type:
Permanent
Contract duration:
Full-time
Required degree:
Bachelor's Degree

Required experience:

More than 5 years
Professional status:
Professional, Engineer & Manager
Salary range: $81,470 - $128,020 annually

• Same as a Flammability Engineer, except his/her experience provides a Senior Flammability Engineer with the responsibility to lead a project and guide the creation of flammability substantiation reports in a way that will ensure first time quality. Further, he/she should have a good relationship with all customers, and a clear understanding of their expectations in terms of technical documentation in order to gain acceptance of a report's first or second submittal.
  
  Only Senior Flammability Engineers will be considered for FAA DER's, ODA UM's and EASA CVE's as needed.
• Reviews all relevant technical specifications for the project including delivery matrices, customer finish specifications and general arrangement engineering drawings.
• Participates in design reviews via supporting the design team in all in-house and customer design reviews by being familiar with the proposed engineering design (interiors, systems, electrical, etc.) and finishes with the ability to identify and address potential problematic material combinations and proposing method of showing compliance during the review.
• Prepares flammability substantiation documents, such as flammability test plans and flammability test reports to show compliance to applicable regulatory requirements and further is responsible to prepare all documents related to the flammability substantiation of an assigned unit.
• Conducts Peer reviews of test plans and reports for quality and accuracy.
• Coordinates new program resources with design engineers, program managers and production managers.
• Responsible for reviewing engineering drawings that are particular to his/her project. The flammability engineer's signature on a drawing indicates that the new design or design change is approved; that is, the subject part, its end item, and the aircraft on which the end item is installed are all acceptable for flammability and initiate a test plan to substantiate the change if necessary.
• Responsible for a general understanding of the testing protocol used to in the flammability lab for certification of the products referenced within assigned test plan and/or report.
• Customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment.
• Supports proposal activity by providing estimates for the flammability group involvement in each active proposal.
• Define resources needed to support each program and oversee program budget for the flammability group to assure they are tracking to be on or under budget. Keep man-loading up to date to reflect each person's involvement on each program.
• Be responsible for tracking deliverables for each program and assure deliverables are being met on time to support kit shipment and certification efforts.
• Ensure the flammability database is maintained and up to date with the latest flammability information.
• Provide oversight of the flammability test coupons to ensure they are tracking to the program schedules.

• BS or higher in Mechanical, Chemical or Materials Engineering or equivalent training, preferred.
• 5-8 years in aerospace flammability.
• Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to lead others, provide guided direction and feedback.
• Project Management.
• Troubleshooting/problem solving.
• Ability to work independently or within a team.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of customer's expectations.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task effectively, and work under pressure.
• Superior attention to detail.
• General Notes:
  • All employees have an affirmative duty to protect and maintain the confidentiality of NAT products.
  • As business conditions change it is necessary that all employees productively react and handle other essential tasks as assigned now or in the future.
  • Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at division.
• Working Conditions:
  • Does require fluent communication in English.
  • Protracted or irregular hours may be required.
  • Meets and exceeds program schedules.
• Physical Requirements:
  • Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.

Northwest Aerospace Technologies ('NAT', a Safran Company) is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.

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