Overview:ย
You will serve asย Amca'sย internal FAA-appointed Designated Engineering Representative forย electricalย products. You will supportย certification ofย Amca'sย growing product portfolio - spanningย power electronics, electromechanical products, and general avionicsย - working directly with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) andย Amca'sย electricalย engineering team across TC, STC, PMA, and TSOA programs. You will directly supportย electricalย design and development within the product development team.ย ย
Responsibilities:ย
Engineering Supportย
- Reviewย electricalย design data,ย electrical analysis, and supporting reports for compliance with applicable airworthiness regulations.ย ย
- Provideย regulatory guidance toย Amca'sย electricalย engineering team throughout the design cycleย
- Advise onย applicable regulations, advisory circulars, and special conditions forย new programsย involvingย avionics hardware.ย ย
- Maintain current FAA DER appointment and complete all required FAAย initialย and recurrent trainingย perย FAA Order 8000.95ย
Certification Planning and FAA Interfaceย
- Develop and negotiate certification plans with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) covering mechanical product scopeย
- Identifyย compliance methods and documentation requirements for new certification projects from program kickoff through data approvalย
- Serve as primary technical liaison to the FAA ACO or other relevant certification authorities on electrical product questions, regulatory interpretations, and project statusย
- Define test plans,ย witnessย certification and qualification tests, and approve resulting test dataย
Certification Activitiesย
- Determine the appropriate certification process for Amca product development (PMA, STC, TC, TSOA, and other projects) and support projects by reviewing and approving substantiating and descriptive data for compliance with applicable airworthiness standards.ย
- Develop a standard internal certification process for the different types of FAA workflows (PMA, STC, TC, TSOA, and other projects).ย
- Approve and sign FAA Form 8110-3 for mechanical systems engineering data within the limits of your DER authorityย
Qualifications:ย
- BS inย electrical, software,ย computerย or related engineering disciplineย
- Active FAA Company or Consultant DER appointment in electrical disciplineย
- Thorough working knowledge of 14 CFR Parts 21, 23, 25, 27, or 29 as applicable toย Amca'sย product lines; familiarity with the certification basis and regulatory intent behind key airworthiness standardsย
- Experience supporting TC, STC, or PMA certification projects forย avionics products.ย ย
- Familiarity with FAA Form 8110-3 approval processes and DER authority and limitations under FAA Order 8110.37ย
- Experience applying MIL-SPEC, AMS, and other defense-relevant standards in dual-use aerospace programs a plusย
- Experience in a defense or national security environment preferredย
- U.S. person required under ITARย