Senior Principal Airborne Electronic Hardware Engineer

Role Description

The Design Certification Engineering Group is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support Avionics certification programs in the Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) discipline. The candidate is expected to have product or system certification experience in this AEH discipline. This position includes:

• Review and approval of certification compliance data.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and external certification authorities.
• Hands-on work with engineering teams to provide guidance in the development of and adherence to certification-related processes.

This position is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but working remote is a possibility for the right candidate.

What you will do:

• Serve as a compliance evaluator, reviewing hardware engineering artifacts for compliance to applicable systems guidance, standards, and regulations including but not limited to TSOs, DO-254, DO-297, Advisory Circulars, Foreign Certification Memos, etc.
• Serve as compliance approver to formally approve engineering artifacts for compliance.
• Work with engineering to resolve findings of non-compliance.
• Provide certification interface with customers, design specialists, suppliers, and subcontracts, allocating compliance demonstration expectations.
• Mentor engineering during the development of detailed planning in the context of a program team, including customization of development processes.
• Provide independent assessment of airworthiness process adherence.
• Assure project planning is accomplished to the appropriate level of fidelity and that development teams are following appropriate processes.
• Understand and utilize internal processes, methods, and tools for review and approval of engineering artifacts for compliance.
• Review metrics and defect trends, identify systemic root causes and process improvements.
• Recommend new approaches, tools, and techniques that drive continuous improvement in development, review, and approval processes.
• Maintain awareness of technology within the domains of their area of expertise and develop technology strategies for those domains.
• Complete recurrent training expectations applicable for finding compliance to guidance, standards, and regulations.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• 8 years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including up to 4 years of educational experience.
• Must have passed or be able to pass the TSO Compliance Representative (TCR) application/selection process to be nominated by Avionics Certification and authorized as a compliance approver.
• Significant domain knowledge and knowledge of products, systems, and applicable regulatory requirements for hardware.

Requirements

• Experience in product or system certification in the AEH discipline.
• Ability to work with engineering teams and external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of compliance standards and regulations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages such as pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning support.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• And more!