Aerospace Engineer II; Certification

SNC is redefining the future of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (A-ISR) and RAPCON-X™ is at the center of that transformation. RAPCON-X has already demonstrated itself as a disruptive, next-generation ISR platform, delivering unmatched flexibility, performance, and survivability in near-peer environments. Its digitally born architecture, MBSE-driven design, and modular, sensor-agnostic approach create a platform capable of rapid evolution and mission-specific configuration without aircraft redesign.

As an Aerospace Certification Engineer, you will play a critical role in transitioning RAPCON-X and future A-ISR platforms from cutting‑edge prototypes into mission‑ready operational capabilities. You will lead and support aircraft certification, airworthiness compliance, flight‑test approvals, engineering authorization activities, and regulatory engagement efforts across highly integrated aircraft systems, mission equipment, and ISR payloads. Working directly with multidisciplinary engineering teams, flight‑test organizations, military airworthiness authorities, and certification stakeholders, you will help ensure these advanced airborne platforms safely and efficiently achieve approval for real‑world operations.

Built on a modern commercial‑derivative aircraft and engineered for global operations, RAPCON-X offers exceptional range, endurance, reliability, and readiness for Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) to bolster survivability in complex, peer‑to‑peer threat environments. As SNC expands its portfolio of advanced A-ISR solutions, certification and airworthiness professionals play a vital role in enabling these platforms to move from innovation to operational deployment.

In this role, you won't just support certification activities. You'll help enable the future of A-ISR by ensuring groundbreaking airborne capabilities achieve the safety, compliance, and operational approvals required to support critical missions around the world. This position is ideal for engineers who are passionate about aircraft certification, airworthiness, flight test, and aerospace innovation, and who want to make a direct impact on programs that deliver strategic advantages to U.S. and allied customers.

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The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn‑key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

• Write certification planning documents.
• Coordinate with program management, engineering, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Write compliance documentation.
• Identify certification problems and propose solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Basic knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Familiarity with Computer Aided Engineering tools such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Basic awareness of the certification planning process (i.e. developing certification plans, the establishment of certification basis, proposing Methods of Compliance, proposing compliance artifacts).
• Background in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain United States Secret security clearance.

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