AIRWORTHINESS/AEROSYSTEMS ENGINEER
About the role
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an Airworthiness/Aerosystems Engineer located at Tinker AFB, OK providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Airborne Warning and Control System (AFLCMC/HBS/WIW). The Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Division delivers airborne Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2) capabilities supporting joint, allied, coalition, humanitarian, and homeland defense operations. Modernization efforts revitalize legacy mission systems, replace aging computer architectures, integrate multi‑sensor data fusion, and improve global expeditionary readiness and availability. The Division also assists in the planned divestiture of the E‑3 platform and shapes development of follow‑on capabilities for future airborne C2 systems. Position is full‑time hybrid with a Top Secret clearance required and involves approximately 20% travel to Hanscom AFB and Seattle.
Responsibilities
- Define airworthiness certification requirements and assess contractor compliance with these requirements
- Provide aircraft engineering technical insight of airworthiness development effort and assist the program office in implementing aircraft system engineering responsibilities
- Assess the viability of the system design and its ability to meet airworthiness requirements, as well as identify and resolve any issues on aircraft performance requirements
- Define taskings, gather and review inputs, and report to the program office
- Be familiar with aircraft certification, operation, and maintenance processes per Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as managed by the FAA
- Understand all aspects of airworthiness as outlined in AFPD 62‑6 and AFI 62‑601, the DoD Defense Acquisition System process and how it relates to procurement of a Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDA)-based capability, including planning, certification