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Propulsion Certification Engineer | Certification

South Burlington, VT โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 24 days ago


Job description

BETA designs and manufactures electric aircraft and the electric engines that propel them.ย  We are looking for a highly motivated engineer with passion for the technology and deep experience in aerospace certification to join our team to work with fellow engineers and regulators to plan, build, and manage the certification process for electric propulsion systems.
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How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
  • Work with regulatory agencies to define safety and certification standards for novel propulsion systems and working within BETA and BETA's supply chain to efficiently execute the necessary certification activities
  • Be part of a collaborative environment with a team of fellow certification engineers, FAA designees (DERs and DARs), systems engineers, and other design engineers providing critical design feedback as relates to safety and certification concerns
  • Lead certification of electric propulsion systems from certification basis development, through compliance planning and certification testing while contributing as a team member to plan, build, and manage the certification artifacts and timeline
  • Interaction with the FAA and foreign regulators using excellent communication and diplomacy skills
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Familiar with: Google G-Suite including Drive, Mail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Charts, Hangouts; Slack, Ansys, MS Visio, KiCAD, Solid Modeling (On-Shape, Solidworks, Catia, etc)
  • Expert in: Type Certification Program Planning, FAA Order 8110.4C, 14 CFR Part 21, propulsion systems, communicating with authorities and negotiating with different stakeholders
Above and Beyond Qualifications that will distinguish you:
  • This role will be focused on certification of propulsion systems and experience with Part 33 is highly desirable, candidates with experience pertaining to 14 CFR Part 21, 23, 27, 33, 35, and/or 36 aircraft regulation and means of compliance approaches who demonstrate versatility will also be considered
  • BS in a relevant engineering discipline and 5+ years certification experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration
  • Expert in: Application Life Cycle Management Software (DOORS, Polarion, JAMA, JIRA, etc), ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-160, DO-178, MOC test generation and execution