Job Title: Senior Airworthiness Engineer

Location: Netherlands

Job Type: Permanent

About Our Client:

VHR Is hiring for our client, a leading aerospace manufacturing company client specialising in designing and manufacturing parts for airplanes and helicopters. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of the industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.

Job Description:

As a Senior Airworthiness Engineer, you will work on the qualification of our Client's products in accordance to (inter-) national procedures and guidelines. You will be responsible for the company's compliance statements, for identifying qualification risks and deviations when compared to internal/international organization and you will ensure compliance with procedures, company rules & safety, quality, environmental, security & export compliance regulations. The above tasks will be performed while protecting the company's intellectual property and NATO restricted/secret data.

Duties include:

  • Provide advice on new qualification processes, options and company specific methodologies to obtain a consistent qualification file,
  • Analyse internally & internationally obtained information and documentation, including this from System Engineering, Configuration Management and international partners, in order to determine which qualification documents must be drawn up,
  • Examine Change Requests (from customer/partner company/internal) and determine the classification of the change,
  • Evaluate a (proposed) means of compliance checklist (MCC) and determine consistency with previous checklists.
  • Determine, upon consultation with customer and partners, how the requirements will be qualified, the type of qualification documents that will be supplied and determining the international planning of these documents,
  • Determine which qualification documents need to be created and coordinating this contribution with partners, customers and authorities,
  • Verify all technical substantive supporting documents against the product data and qualification basis (incl. underlying documents) and process them into a compliance statement for the product,
  • Prepare reports to the customer, authorities and partners,
  • Draw up all non-technical reports associated with the qualification process,
  • Assess all (inter-)national documents and ensure completion/correctness,
  • Collect/archive accepted qualification and distribute internally,
  • Support planning, organizing and recording of (inter-)national reviews,
  • Record & document all process steps in systems.

Requirement:

To be successful in this role, you will be a self-starter with sharpened interpersonal skills and a high level of problem-solving skills as well as a proactive and result driven attitude.

  • high level of engineering knowledge and awareness of other disciplines (e.g. stress, design, configuration management)
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in (Aerospace) Engineering,
  • 4-5+ years' experience in certification and airworthiness within aerospace manufacturing,
  • Experience in writing technical, customer-oriented reports,
  • Fluency in English,
  • Knowledge of aviation qualification/certification requirements (EMAR/EASA Part 21 and FAR/CS 29 or equivalent),
  • Experience working in multicultural, multidisciplinary teams,
  • Able to guide junior colleagues, if necessary,
  • Being able to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the product,
  • Good understanding and adherence to procedures, business rules and safety, quality, environmental, security & export compliance regulations,
  • Living in the Netherlands OR willing to relocate.

Benefits:

  • A competitive package which will depend on your experience
  • 8% vacation pay
  • 42 paid holidays for full-time employment
  • Working conditions according tot he CAO Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme (PME)
  • Travel expense reimbursement
  • Support for personal and professional development
  • Profit-sharing scheme

How to Apply:

If you are a dedicated and skilled for this role and looking to join a dynamic team in the aerospace industry, we encourage you to apply. Please apply to this advert.