Job Title: Scientist, Project Engineering (Aircraft Certification Lead)

Job Code: 19858

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80; Every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Certification Project Lead specializes in both FAA and military certification of aircraft modifications. These engineers are part of the applicant program team and represent the applicant to the different certification authorities including the internal FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA), the FAA Military Certification Board (MCB) and the different DoD services airworthiness authorities. This position is also responsible for identifying and incorporating best practices with regards to establishing certification plans and activities across the ISR Sector. The position reports to the ISR Director Applicant Airworthiness.

Essential Functions:

• Highly experienced engineer specializing in establishing schedule and plans for aircraft certification and seeing them through execution.

• Identifies and operationalizes best practices and standard work with regard to aircraft certification for both FAA and military certification efforts.

• Owns certification and is involved in every step of the project, interfacing with the Airworthiness Group, and coordinating reviews with the ODA/AWCR Unit Members.

• Control Account Manager CAM input on which UM disciplines are needed and when for reviews, guidance, coordinate meetings with the ODA to review the requirements, the architecture, the design, and the necessary testing.

• CPL takes accountability for certification and shores up the Program Management Office and provides the PMO with an Applicant Certification SME.

• Monitor the project progress for engineering certification to ensure that work completions are timely and help to eliminate and project impacts.

• Helps the Applicant understand the Certification Requirements, CPL has the authority from the Groups to provide Program Direction directly aiding in the Certification decisions.

• Identify Certification requirements, ensure the applicant is aware of the requirements and incorporate these needs into the System Requirement Specifications.

• Identifies extent of the anticipated Airworthiness Review on Bid – identifying the scope of the documentation and review levels required on a given project.

• CPL works with Systems and Aero Teams on the bid to initiate the Requirements Database to build a full set of Requirements.

• Work with the ODA UM team to ensure Compliance Artifacts are identified and included in the Bid with responsible Functions/Control accounts owning each compliance artifact.

• Responsible for creation of the Compliance Checklist, including the Certification Plan, ODA Compliance Report and coordinating Applicant Documents within the ODA.

• CPL to work with the ODA UMs to sort review priorities.

• Flexibility to work on short notice, overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed and can travel up to 20%. Requires advanced business knowledge, general management, and leadership capability to lead business area or functional teams.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

• Position requires the ability to gain a Secret level security clearance.

• 6+ years experience with aircraft certification programs

• In depth knowledge and understanding of certification regulations and processes

• Knowledge of both FAA and military aircraft certification process

• Experience taking a major aircraft certification effort from beginning to end

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of coordinating cross-functional customers and international partners.

• Established working relationship with government customers and end user.

• Experience with integrated program scheduling, integration engineering and certification.

• Working knowledge of Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), Cost Reimbursable (CR) and Time and Material (T&M) contracting structures and the Bid Process.

• Broad experience with different types of certification activities to include outer mold line changes, avionics and mission systems.

• Experience working with or for a major aircraft OEM or modification center.

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