RTX

3 weeks ago

Senior Principal Engineer, Airworthiness Office (Onsite)

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Job Summary

Serve as the primary advocate for airworthiness execution across multiple Pratt & Whitney military engine programs. Lead IPT/CIPT/SIPT airworthiness planning, recommend certification bases, and align stakeholders across airworthiness, V&V, safety, and requirements management. Ensure timely submission of airworthiness deliverables, communicate risk and mitigations, coordinate regularly with US Government customers, and mentor junior team members while developing airworthiness processes and standard work tools.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT), Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT), and System Integrated Product Team (SIPT) planning for airworthiness, including recommending certification bases and aligning stakeholders across airworthiness, V&V, safety, and requirements management processes.
•Ensure timely submission of airworthiness deliverables and communicate risk and mitigations where necessary.
•Advocate for airworthiness compliance while balancing competing program priorities.
•Coordinate regularly with US Government customers, serving as primary airworthiness advisor to achieve Military Flight Release (MFR) or Military Type Certificate (MTC) for new programs, component improvement programs, and engineering changes.
•Author airworthiness plan and certification basis drafts, negotiate resolution of internal conflicts, represent airworthiness in IPT/CIPT/SIPT meetings, and guide/mentor junior members while developing airworthiness processes and standard work tools.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 132,400 - 251,600 annually

Perks:RelocationHealth InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent STEM degree.
•10+ years of experience in military airworthiness and/or civil certification and/or engineering & requirements management (or advanced degree with 7+ years).
•Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
•Advance degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering.
•Experience with gas turbine engine subsystems and familiarity with their architecture, performance, validation, and analysis.

Experience:10+ yearsMilitary aviationAerospaceDefenseAirworthinessCivil certification

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipStakeholder alignmentRisk mitigationMentorship

Tech Stack:MIL-HDBK-516AgileModel-based engineering

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Security Clearance:Secret

Company Brief

RTX

Designs, manufactures, and services aerospace and defense systems, including aircraft engines, avionics, aerostructures, missiles, and cybersecurity solutions for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Arlington, United States

Founded: 2020

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