Senior Certification Engineer

Based on-site in Melbourne, Florida, this Senior Certification Engineer role leads end-to-end certification for avionics across both fixed- and rotary-wing platforms, partnering with regulators to secure airworthiness approvals.

Responsibilities

• Own certification projects for avionics systems or subsystems from initial planning through final approval.
• Coordinate with regulatory authorities, DERs, and auditors to obtain approvals and close compliance gaps.
• Develop certification strategies to satisfy FAA, EASA, and global airworthiness standards.
• Create and manage certification artifacts including certification plans, test reports, IMs, PGAs, compliance matrices, and ICAs.
• Define overall certification strategy and means of compliance.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineers to embed certification requirements across design and development.
• Coordinate conformity inspections, audits, and reviews with FAA, EASA, and DERs.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Identify opportunities to streamline internal processes and contribute to certification best practices.
• Stay current with evolving regulations and drive process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Aerospace, or a related Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of certification or systems engineering experience, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Proven experience managing FAA certification programs (TSO, STC, or TC).
• Hands-on knowledge of DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A, and ARP4761 compliance standards.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory authorities and DERs.
• Detail-oriented engineer who thrives on clarity and takes ownership of complex certification efforts.
• Excellent communication, documentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead certification efforts with minimal supervision.

Technologies

• DO-178C
• DO-254
• ARP4754A
• ARP4761