Lead Systems Engineer - Process Assurance and Certification Engineer

Position Responsibilities:

As a Lead Systems Engineer, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Certification Documentation: Authoring and updating certification process documents, templates for system certification plans, and other associated certification documents.
• Resource Development: Developing and compiling internal and external resources to support system certification activities, including project-specific certification plans and System Safety Assessments, as needed per SAE ARP 4754/4761.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with SAE ARP 4754/4761 and all applicable FAA regulations (FARs) within process documents.
• Compliance Demonstration: Writing accomplishment summaries and certification summaries to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulations.
• Systems Lifecycle Oversight: Providing oversight of System Lifecycle Development, including Requirement Engineering, Configuration Management, and Verification & Validation (V&V).
• Review and Participation: Participating in reviews of test plans, procedures, and supplier documentation to ensure compliance with certification regulations and processes. Participating in test witnessing and conformity reviews.
• Coordination: Coordinating with subcomponent teams and suppliers to ensure compatibility of system certification processes.
• Presentations: Preparing and presenting technical presentations, decision points, and process changes to formal change boards and technical councils.
• Process Adherence: Working with cross-functional teams to foster process adherence, compliance, and a strong safety mindset.
• Documentation Contribution: Contributing to writing system engineering and development plans, system certification documents, process documents, and work instructions.
• Feedback Integration: Working with Compliance Finders/Engineering Unit Members (E-UM) to incorporate feedback on system process documents.
• Audits & Reviews: Coordinating and participating in Development Assurance Reviews (DARs) and Process Assurance Reviews (PARs), and being an integral part of the project team to demonstrate compliance.
• Risk Management: Managing certification risks for products and projects, and performing Requirements Management in DOORS.
• Process Development: Developing the planning, organization, implementation, and monitoring of tools, risk, issues, and opportunity management processes.
• Team Leadership: Leading a local team of Process Assurance Engineers, providing daily direction for tasks and assignments.
• Reporting: Providing team activity reports to the Engineering Manager.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

Education: Bachelor's degree or higher is required.

• Experience:8+ years of demonstrated experience in process and certification methodologies.
• 12 to 14 years of Systems Engineering experience with exposure to system certification processes and activities.
• Standards & Regulations: Experience with SAE ARP 4754 Systems Development Process and ARP 4761 Safety Assessment.
• Knowledge of FAA ACs, ADs, and CFRs PART 21, 23, 25, 27, 29.
• Understanding of DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160.
• Systems Expertise: Extensive experience with systems engineering and system development processes.
• Working experience with Level A System/Equipment/AEH.
• Demonstrated strict adherence to processes and compliance requirements.
• Experience and understanding of configuration status accounting processes.
• Audits & Guidance: Experience with Development Assurance Reviews (DARs) and Process Assurance Reviews (PARs)/Compliance Finding Audits.
• Experience guiding and mentoring teams on compliance topics.
• Ability to guide leadership on handling certification topics.
• Problem Solving & Management: Strong problem resolution skills, process management skills, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Teamwork & Initiative: Ability to work in a virtual team environment. Takes part in organizational initiatives and demonstrates ownership of the statement of work in review meetings.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for interaction with engineers, management, and non-engineering support staff.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Safety Assessment: Exposure to SAE ARP 4761 for Safety Assessment.
• System Architecture: Exposure to Systems architecture, design of Avionics LRU components.
• IMA Architecture: Basic understanding of Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) architecture.
• INCOSE Certification: INCOSE certification on Systems Engineering is an added advantage.
• Agile Awareness: Awareness of Agile framework.

Typical Education & Experience:

• An Engineering degree and typically 13+ years' related work experience, or a Master's degree and 12+ years related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Relocation:

• This position does offer relocation based on candidate eligibility within INDIA.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required.