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Are you ready to ignite your engineering career with an exhilarating opportunity? We're seeking a passionate Flammability Certification Engineer to join our dynamic team, where innovation and excellence are the driving forces behind everything we do. At Collins Aerospace, we're pioneers in aviation, dedicated to crafting premium products that soar above the rest. As a Flammability Certification Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring our products meet and exceed the highest safety standards, empowering us to continue leading the industry.

In this pivotal position, you'll dive deep into the heart of aviation engineering, spearheading the research, planning, and execution of FAA certification processes for commercial aircraft seats and seating components. As part of our esteemed Main Cabin Flammability Certification team, you'll champion Seating products, shaping the future of luxury air travel.

We are all responsible for living the Collins Aerospace tenets of safety, trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and innovation; our values and key behaviors drive our actions, how we treat each other and how we perform to create a safer, more connected world.

This is role is based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Working remotely may be an option for the right individual.

What you will do: 

• Engineering Excellence: Tackle standard engineering assignments with finesse, utilizing your expertise to drive impactful solutions and design decisions.

• Technical Leadership: Lead the charge in internal technical and design reviews, representing our Flammability Certification team with confidence and expertise.

• Regulatory Compliance: Compile meticulous FAA certification documentation, ensuring seamless submission to commercial aircraft OEM's and regulatory agencies.

• Innovation and Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, providing invaluable technical leadership and guidance to ensure project success.

Qualifications you must have:  

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field

• Our agreement with the FAA requires a bachelor’s degree focused in one of the following disciplines: mechanical, aeronautical, civil, chemical, textile, or other relevant engineering.

• Must be a U.S. Person - Job requires access to ITAR or 600/500-series EAR information or hardware (directly or indirectly) and the company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and productively with team members and cross functional teams.

• Ability to work proficiently in Microsoft Office Suite applications.

Qualifications we prefer:

• Working knowledge of FAA, EASA rules and regulations, policy memos, guidance materials, standards, etc. related to aircraft seat certification with emphasis on aircraft interiors requirements.

• Experience of TC, STC, PMA or TSO certification processes.

• Experience of materials and processes commonly used in aircraft interiors design.

• Prior working experience in the aerospace industry, specifically with aircraft interiors.

• Prior experience reviewing and approving drawings.

• Ability to work proficiently in engineering related software programs.

What We Offer:

• 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 you can buy 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

• 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! 

Learn More & Apply Now!

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.