Senior Certification Engineer

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Position Summary

This position supports the Airworthiness certification of Airbus aircraft, from new deliveries to in‑service repairs and modifications, ensuring compliance with the highest global safety and performance standards. Duties include coordinating between our engineering teams and international aviation regulatory bodies (EASA and other National Aviation Authorities) to develop approved certification documentation that demonstrates compliance with all designs and regulatory requirements in support of Type Certification (TC), changes to TC, and Continued Airworthiness of the fleet.

This role requires a deep understanding of aviation regulations and certification processes, and the ability to work collaboratively to ensure our aircraft are safe and compliant across all stages of their lifecycle.

• Technical Solutions (70%)
  • Autonomously develop and manage certification plans for large aircraft programs, including new design changes and continued/continuing airworthiness. This includes classification of the change/repair (Major/Minor), identifying applicable/affected regulations, and creating a strategy to demonstrate compliance.
  • Work closely with a wide range of internal teams, including design engineers, stress analysts, vendors, and design office specialists, to gather the data needed for certification.
  • Address and resolve moderate to complex technical challenges and non‑compliance issues that arise during the certification process.
  • Lead and conduct the airworthiness approvals of Airbus products and product changes with the certificating Authority, and validate these approvals by the importing countries’ Authorities.
  • Manage multi‑ATA and single‑program subject projects in accordance with business needs and customers’ expectations, while ensuring compliance with certification requirements and DOA processes.
• Communication (25%)
  • Communicate and exchange with members of the global Certification Team and certification functions to ensure consistency in the Way of Working and certification approach ("Speak One Voice, Airworthiness Assurance, Process Assurance").
  • Consult Technical, Change Management, and Certification Specialists to ensure appropriate solutions and maintain strong competence across this wide domain.

• Additional Responsibilities (5%)
  • Act as an interface to Airworthiness authorities for some aspects of certification activities.
  • Support acceptance of individual aircraft by customers and their local authorities.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical)

• Master's Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Masters in Business Administration.

• Minimum nine (9) years experience in Engineering and/or Airworthiness / Certification roles

• Experience in a Design Organization complying with Part 21 organizational requirements and Part 25/M design requirements.
• Familiar with Part 145 Repairs Stations.
• Familiar with large aircraft operations.

• Previous ODA Unit Member, FAA DER, EASA CVE/DAE

• 5% Domestic and International

• Authorized to Work in the US

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills in challenging situations including those customer facing.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment both independently and collectively.
• Able to understand and mentor principles within assigned discipline.
• Able to interpret an extensive variety of…