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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Senior Airworthiness Engineer - Rotary Aircraft

Aerospace EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or an aviation-related engineering degree is required.
  • At least 8 years of airworthiness engineering experience is required.
  • Experience with safety-critical hardware and software systems in the defense or aerospace industries is required, specifically with crewed aircraft, rotorcraft, unmanned aircraft systems (Group 3 or larger), or weapon systems.
  • Extensive knowledge of AC 23-1309-1E, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD 516C airworthiness, AC-17-01, and other relevant safety standards is required.
  • Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with civil and military Airworthiness authorities, including the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, and/or European Union Aviation Safety Agency, is required.
  • Proven experience working with civil and military Airworthiness processes, including MIL-HDBK-516 series documents, throughout the lifecycle of a developmental aircraft to achieve successful program completion is required.
  • Familiarity with technical software packages such as Relyence, Teamcenter, JIRA, JAMA, Cameo, and/or Ansys is required.
  • The candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance in the United States, United Kingdom, or Australia.
  • The candidate must undergo pre-employment and randomized substance screening as required by the company.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and author Airworthiness certification and conformance plans for Group 4 and 5 developmental and production aircraft, supporting flights both within and outside the continental United States.
  • Apply a pragmatic, appropriately scaled approach to Airworthiness and Systems Safety to enable capability realization.
  • Engage with customers, end users, and local regulatory authorities to identify and negotiate appropriate Airworthiness frameworks and recognized standards, and develop the overall Airworthiness strategy as a foundation for design efforts.
  • Develop Airworthiness plans and documentation in support of regional regulatory processes and submissions.
  • Support System Design Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews, and Safety Review Boards, representing Airworthiness.
  • Ensure the systematic realization of customer airworthiness certification objectives, tailor traditional Airworthiness processes, and continuously evaluate and update Airworthiness plans throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Develop, author, and maintain Airworthiness activities in a digital environment interconnected with system requirements, program schedules, flight test point matrices, and risk assessments, providing input to the flight test program execution schedule.
  • Develop solutions to technical and execution challenges and engage the team to resolve problems.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or an aviation-related technical discipline is preferred.
  • At least 15 years of airworthiness engineering experience is preferred.
  • Systems engineering and Airworthiness experience with large unmanned aircraft systems airworthiness authorizations is preferred.
  • Experience authoring and submitting Federal Aviation Administration Certificates of Waiver or Authorization is preferred.
  • Previous experience as an Airworthiness Engineering Lead or Airworthiness Engineer is preferred.
  • Airworthiness experience on a team that executed the first flight of a manned or large unmanned developmental aircraft is preferred.
  • Experience working with the U.S. Army airworthiness framework is preferred.

About the Company

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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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