Certification Engineer; to Perm
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering -
Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering
Certification Engineer (Contract to Perm)
About the role
The Certification Engineer is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of aircraft certification activities associated with aircraft modifications, repairs, and certification programs.
This role develops certification strategies, compliance plans, certification documentation, and engineering substantiation necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory, military, and customer requirements. The Certification Engineer coordinates certification activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring engineering deliverables, testing, analyses, inspections, and approvals support timely and successful certification.
Certification Engineers work closely with Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Design Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Stress Engineers, Production personnel, Quality personnel, and external stakeholders including FAA representatives, DERs, ODA organizations, customers, and military authorities. They provide technical guidance regarding regulatory compliance, certification planning, and continued airworthiness while supporting fabrication, installation, testing, and certification activities.
Who We Are Looking For Required- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
- Experience supporting aircraft certification, aircraft modifications, repairs, or aerospace product development programs.
- Working knowledge of FAA regulations, STC processes, FAA Form 337 major alteration processes, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA).
- Experience developing or reviewing compliance matrices, engineering reports, test plans, conformity documentation, and other certification artifacts.
- Familiarity with applicable regulatory guidance, military airworthiness requirements, industry standards, and the ability to interpret engineering drawings, analyses, specifications, and technical documentation for certification purposes.
- Strong analytical, organizational, written, verbal, and technical communication skills, including the ability to coordinate effectively with Engineering, Production, Quality, Program Management, customers, suppliers, FAA representatives, DERs, ODA organizations, and military authorities.
- Ability to work in both office and aircraft hangar environments.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status.
- Five or more years of experience supporting aircraft certification, STC programs, military airworthiness, or other regulated aerospace certification activities.
- Experience developing certification plans, means of compliance, and certification strategies.
- Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516C airworthiness requirements and military aircraft modification programs.
- Experience coordinating certification activities including conformity inspections, ground testing, flight testing, and compliance demonstrations with FAA representatives, DERs, ODA organizations, military authorities, customers, and suppliers.
- Experience developing engineering reports, compliance documentation, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), and certification support documentation.
- Familiarity with aircraft systems, structures, avionics integration, and aircraft modification practices.
- Experience working within configuration management, engineering release processes, and aerospace quality systems such as AS9100.
- Experience supporting continued operational safety, post-certification engineering activities, certification scheduling, and project risk management.
What You Will Be Doing
Key Responsibilities- Develop certification strategies, certification plans, and means of compliance supporting aircraft modifications, repairs, and certification programs.
- Identify applicable regulatory, military, customer, and airworthiness requirements and ensure engineering activities support compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain certification documentation including compliance matrices, certification plans, engineering reports, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), and other supporting certification artifacts.
- Coordinate certification activities with Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Design Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Stress Engineers, Production, Quality, Program Management, and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate with FAA representatives, DERs, ODA organizations, military authorities, customers, and suppliers to support certification…
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