CareerPlan

Airworthiness Engineer, Magnum

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$167k–$222k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for Group 4 & 5 developmental and production aircraft to enable capability realization at speed.

Role type

Senior Airworthiness Engineer

Builds

New aircraft designs (Group 4 & 5) for DoD and allied military capabilities

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Aviation

Required skills

Airworthiness certification planning, Systems Safety, Regulatory framework negotiation, Design review governance, Lifecycle process tailoring, Digital environment management

Preferred skills

Large UAS airworthiness authorization, FAA COA authoring, Airworthiness Engineering Lead experience, First flight execution on manned/large UAS, US Army airworthiness framework

Technologies

Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, Ansys

Responsibilities

Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans; Engage with customers, end-users, and regulatory authorities to identify frameworks; Develop Airworthiness plans and documentation for regional regulatory processes; Support System Design Reviews (SDR) and engineering governance structures; Ensure logical realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives; Develop and maintain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC