Mach Industries
Principal Certification & Airworthiness Engineer
$160K–$210K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of aerospace, defense, or national security flight-systems experience, including significant airworthiness-certification or system-safety experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled software or technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Acts as the independent technical authority for flight-system and hazardous-payload airworthiness, certification, safety, and test readiness, including government certification coordination.
What you'll do
- Define certification strategies and lead airworthiness documentation, safety assessments, and approval processes.
- Oversee system safety, hazardous-payload integration, and airworthiness approval for ground and flight testing.
- Coordinate with government airworthiness authorities, establish review governance, and advise leadership on certification risks.
What they ask for
- Deep knowledge of MIL-HDBK-516 / MIL-STD-516 airworthiness criteria and MIL-STD-882 system safety.
- Experience with DoD airworthiness authorities and Military Flight Release processes.
- Familiarity with munition or hazardous-payload certification standards, including MIL-STD-2105 and MIL-STD-1316.
- Experience supporting integrated ground and flight testing of complex aerospace systems.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
Pay
$160,000 — $210,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516, MIL-STD-516, FAA, EASA, MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-2105, MIL-STD-1316
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