Certification Engineer
Raytheon Technologies
- Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Hybrid working model
- Competitive Salary
- Fantastic pension scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, the ability to buy holidays, a cycle to work scheme & other great employee discounts
- Creates technical proposals for certification path forward for project by integrating knowledge of product, and regulatory requirements.
- Prepares appropriate documentation for assigned projects, which includes Cert plans, Similarity/Compliance Reports, Qualification plans, Qualification reports, defining test pass/fail criteria if/where appropriate, formulation of different templates for reports, etc.
- Coordinates internal/external activities to ensure that all agreed upon certification requirements are met.
- Working mainly on DOA projects with additional support for M1020 and where applicable FAA/CAA/EASAs and/or foreign regulatory agency personnel.
- Reviews complex drawings and reports to ensure conformity to regulatory requirements. As required, checks for document clarity, completeness, form, fit, function, and conformity to standards, procedures, and specifications.
- Research regulations, develops critical data, and generates documentation in response to customer/integrator requirements and/or CAA or foreign regulatory agency requests.
- Coordinates and/or leads continuous improvement initiatives that involve cross-functional team settings and responsibilities.
- Execute strategies to improve certification efficiency, reduce cost and demonstration of airworthiness with regulatory agencies and OEM’s.
- Develop engineering techniques and on various engineering disciplines to solve problems and make design & certification decisions.
- Participates as a team player across the organization and keep the values and vision of the organization.
- A university degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience or equivalent experience or an advanced degree in a related field.
- Understanding of regulatory certification requirements.
- Competence with Microsoft Office suite to include MS Office, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with project teams.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to work with various organizations/product lines internally and support the team to success.
- Familiarity with various tasks involved in certification and testing of airplane interior components.
- Ability to identify and understand failure modes of structure, and systems where applicable.
- Prior experience reviewing and approving drawings.
- Working knowledge of DOA/M1020/STC qualification and certification.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and productively with team members and cross functional teams.
- Experience in supporting / Leading development of IT automation, ERP systems and documentation process automation.