Staff Engineer, Aerospace ​/ Aviation ​/ Avionics

This is a full time/direct hire position offering a competitive salary with full benefits package.

Title of Position: Staff Engineer (Flight deck and Avionics)

Employment Location: McLean, Virginia

Employer seeks an experienced Staff Engineer for their McLean, Virginia office. The Staff Engineer provides project coordination, subject matter expertise, and analysis in support of the activities, programs, and safety initiatives in the areas of aviation safety and security related to current and future flight deck technologies and avionics of civilian transport category airplanes.

This staff engineer's daily work focuses on policies, regulations, and standards that include the design, integration, and operation of future avionics, the architecture of the flight deck environment, and other related topics. The position actively participates in activities that involve continuing airworthiness of avionics systems, proposed rules related to airplane avionics and flight decks, and associated policies. The position also participates in the development of industry standards at organizations such as RTCA, and ASTM, for the next generation of avionics and airline flight decks.

The Staff Engineer coordinates with and acts as a liaison between the Employer and appropriate government agencies and the broader aviation industry, creating and expanding their network of government and industry contacts. They develop written communications to pilots, to governments in response to their requests for comments, and to industry groups on flight deck-related safety and security issues, as needed, and in coordination with relevant leadership, Committee representatives, and staff.

This position supports the Employer's representation to government agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada (TC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and NAV CANADA. They also support the Employer's pilot representatives on relevant internal and external committees and assist in conducting meetings between the Employer and industry/government stakeholders on areas of assigned work.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with specialization in one of the following: avionics, avionics technician, flight deck architecture, or avionics engineering. Coursework or training in avionics design and flight deck design is preferred from an accredited college or university, or the equivalent combination of education and practical experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of previous work experience in the civil aviation industry working on transport category airplane flight decks and avionics, five (5) or more years strongly preferred.
• Must be able to demonstrate previous work related to the standards development and design integration and operation of avionics and/or flight deck systems on civilian transport category airplanes.
• An understanding of aviation industry flight deck and avionics standards development at RTCA, ASTM, SAE, or similar aviation standards organizations is strongly preferred.
• Former employment at airlines, the FAA, or an industry civil aviation segment in a relevant capacity is extremely helpful.
• Special expertise in U.S. and Canadian Aviation Regulations (FARs and CARs), policies pertaining to systems certification and continuing airworthiness, and standards development related to avionics and flight deck technologies for aircraft, AAM, and knowledge of ICAO and/or international safety data systems.
• The ability to learn quickly and seamlessly adapt to changing demands is extremely important.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, for effective interaction with staff, pilot members, and external contacts
• Technical writing and presentation skills to communicate effectively with Association members and Executives, government and industry representatives and stakeholders, and staff.
• Able to work independently and to be proactive in identifying and responding to issues and problems.
• On a rotational basis, answers calls to the ALPA Worldwide Accident Hotline and the Pilot Peer Support line, including outside business hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Software:
  Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Able to work flexible schedule on short notice as needed.
• Travel: 10 20%