Senior Certification Engineer

Are you passionate about the outdoors, environment and aviation? So are we! Our mission is to deliver an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality, and safety to our customers. We’re dedicated to a world-class experience throughout the lifetime of aircraft ownership with service and support.

This opportunity is located in Duluth, Minnesota. As the home to our corporate headquarters, Duluth is a four-season city on the western tip of Lake Superior and was voted “Best Town” by Outside Magazine. The splendor of the largest freshwater lake in the world offers a multitude of outdoor activities for adventure or rejuvenation. The North Shore lifestyle is known its year-round activities, including bicycle and snowmobile trails, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, hiking, golfing, sailing and skiing. And as a top employer in the area, we were recently named “Best Overall Large Company to Work for in the Northland” and “Best Workplace Culture” by the Duluth News Tribune readers.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
Act as the coordinator of various design certification and validation activities including internal coordination with project management, engineering technical specialists, quality assurance, and international sales representatives, and external coordination with suppliers, industry, FAA and international CAA.
Lead certification and validation meetings including type boards and technical reviews and ensure proper preparation and participation is accomplished.
Coordinate the development of Certification Plans, Compliance Checklists, Test Plans, Test Reports, Analysis Reports, Drawing Lists and other documents required to certify Design airplanes and installed equipment.
Act as the custodian of documents used for certification and validation of airplanes and equipment. The certification engineer tracks the completion of all documents, initiates and tracks written correspondence with the ACO or international CAA including formal responses to issue papers and CRI.
Accomplish FAA and international CAA submittals of all documents required to certify and validate Cirrus Design airplanes and installed equipment. Approvals of said data shall be tracked and logged.
Create Certification Reports to ensure project knowledge is captured at the conclusion of each project.
Participate in internal design and project reviews where certification issues will be discussed.
Provide regulatory guidance, training and leadership to engineering and quality personnel.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in engineering, engineering technology, or engineering management.
Preferred 6 years of experience in regulatory compliance
Minimum 6 years of experience in an aircraft or automotive engineering design environment
Experience in personnel/project planning, scheduling and coordination

Demonstrated Proficiencies/Skills/Abilities:
Must be able to demonstrate the ability to read, write and speak the English language.
Knowledge of 14 CFR Part 21 and 23 regulation and associated policy
Software skills: MS Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint
Able and willing to travel as needed to accomplish tasks