Aviation Certification Engineer (Starlink)
Responsibilities
- Produce certification deliverables on a tight timeline that comply with FAA regulations for supplemental type certification applications (project specific certification plans, test plans, analysis & substantiation reports, conformity inspection plans, operational documents, airplane flight manual supplements)
- Drive certification process improvements to reduce overhead and improve schedules for future certification applications
- Manage multiple concurrent certification efforts and provide regular updates on schedule and deliverables to senior management
- Subject matter expert on the FAA certification process with internal partners and devising/improving SpaceX internal tools and processes to enable meeting the
- Work with hardware owners to ensure regulatory compliance early in the design cycle
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
- 1+ years of experience in mechanical or electrical product design, testing, or manufacturing (internship or extracurricular experience is applicable)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- 2+ years of experience with FAA certification
- Experience with DO-160 environmental testing, aircraft ground testing, aircraft flight testing
- Previous ownership of an aerospace certification from application to FAA acceptance
- Demonstrated ability to produce documentation deliverables on a tight timeline
- Extremely strong proficiency with Microsoft Word as a tool to produce and manage large documents
- Experience generating schematics, diagrams, and data visualizations that clearly communicate design intent of systems, tests or analysis
- Hardware ownership for mechanical or electrical systems through entire lifecycle (design, qualification, manufacturing, and launch)
- Understanding of failure modes of complex mechanical and electrical systems
- Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Pay range: Certification Engineer/Level I: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 Certification Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $135,000.00 Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Your total rewards package includes base salary, long-term incentives, and various benefits such as medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.