Airworthiness Engineering Specialist I - ODA TC Programs

Responsibilities for this Position

Position Title: Airworthiness Engineering Specialist I - ODA TC Programs

Date: Jul 23, 2026

Location: Savannah, GA, US

Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Airworthiness Engineering Specialist I - ODA TC Programs in GAC Savannah

Unique Skills:

• Strong systems-thinking skills with the ability to evaluate impacts across complex, integrated systems.
• High attention to detail and ability to identify technical risks, inconsistencies, assumptions, and gaps within engineering documentation and data.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues and achieve project objectives.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities, tracking actions, managing priorities, and supporting execution of technical projects.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently on complex technical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical information to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technical disciplines, regulatory requirements, and engineering processes.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and continuously seeking opportunities to improve processes, tools, and team effectiveness.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 5 years specific certification experience or 10 years broad engineering experience. Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters, 4 yrs for PhD in fields applicable to this job.

Position Purpose :

Works independently to perform a variety of engineering and supportive tasks associated with the Compliance Assurance Organization, Organization Designation Authority, FAA, EASA and other foreign civil aviation authorities. Responsibilities include generating, processing, and supporting the review of engineering documentation required. for certification programs from project start to closure.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

1. Prepares and develops complex certification plans describing the project scope, certification deliverables, means of compliance, and test/conformity requirements.
2. Independently reviews certification deliverables to compare compliance checklist, compliance showing, and 8100-9 finding.
3. Prepares TIA pre-requisites, draft TIA, and open projects/open PR memo. Hosts Pre-Flight Board Meeting with FAA.
4. Independently prepares Summary Compliance Reports .
5. Creates and maintains of Project File for large or complex programs.
6. Creates and submits correspondence with regulatory authorities as assigned.
7. Develops TC and STC FCAA validation deliverables including application & classification, SSD & SEI effectivity, meeting agendas, presentation generation & review, presentation coordination for generation with Subject Matter Experts, TC & STC internal coordination and action tracking, FCAA responses, develops validation work plans, coordinates company responses for Issue papers / CRIs / CAIs, and the FAA responses , drafts VTC, VTCDS, and coordinate responses for closure of the validation project.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

1. Working knowledge of Phases of TC, post-TC and STC certification projects, and the associated FAA Orders and Policy; ODA Procedures Manual and key differences in process between different types of projects; Part 25 regulations, how those regulations drive design and system redundancy requirements, and the supporting regulatory guidance material; Certification testing process and deliverables; Multiple aircraft systems interfaces and dependencies; Airworthiness limitations and associated regulations and operating requirements; Differing certification bases across the production models; Determining design changes (major/minor) and what systems and regulations may be impacted by those design changes, and Validation procedures, project classification and significant standards differences for EASA, Brazil, Canada and China.

This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 234734

Category: Engineering

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 07/30/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

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