Airworthiness & Certification Engineer Prague, Praha

Airworthiness & Certification Engineer

**Job Description Summary**: Airworthiness and Certification (A&C) Engineer has a formal position within the Design Organization of GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (GEAC) is the Type Certificate Holder (TCH) of the M601/H80 engines, approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). As A&C Engineer you will be part of the Airworthiness & Certification Office and will serve as a focal for H80/M601 commercial turboprop engine product line as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in all matters relating to A&C and you will be a liaison to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and other Foreign Civil Aviation Authorities (FCAA).
Join us and you’ll find yourself in a dynamic environment where our ongoing, substantial investment in research and development keeps us looking ahead. At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. As a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft, our substantial investment in research and development keeps us looking ahead. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.
**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Ensure that the design of the engines or the design changes comply with the applicable type-certification basis and environmental protection requirements.
- Represent GEAC when interfacing with EASA or FCAAs on engineering, continued airworthiness, certification, and validation issues.
- Ensure that GEAC Design Organisation Handbook (including associated procedures) is maintained in conformity with the design assurance system.
- Establish the type-certification basis, ensure the certification programmes are prepared and coordinate all tasks related to type investigation in concurrence with EASA.
- Prepare and maintain compliance checklist and provide verification to the Head of Design Organisation that all activities required for the type investigation have been properly completed.
- Approve, under the privileges of the GEAC Design Organisation Approval, classification of type design changes, classification of repairs, minor type design changes, and minor or certain major repairs as delegated by the Head of Airworthiness (HoA).
- Monitor and communicate project status, regulatory issues and significant developments on engine programs related to engagement with EASA or FCAAs.
- Provide guidance to all departments of the GEAC design organisation in all matters relating to airworthiness, environmental protection approvals and certification.
- Coordinate the preparation of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) (service bulletins, maintenance manuals, etc.) and ensure airworthiness review of these instructions.
- Advice EASA with regard to the issue of airworthiness directives.
- Prepare, when required, draft of type-certificate data sheet or type-certificate data sheet modification.
**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering, or other technical disciplines from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in an aerospace.
- Knowledge of civil aviation regulations, certification specifications and guidance material.
- Good command of English language.
**Desired Characteristics**
- Experience with design engine systems and components.
- Experience with certification activities working with EASA or another Aviation Authority.
- Previous experience as airworthiness engineer or CVE.
- Knowledge of EASA regulations.
- Problem solving, communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to guide and influence others.
Most important for us is to have happy and creative employees. Work-Life balance is our top priority and therefore we support and encourage, where possible, flexible working hours and occasional work from home.
**Our benefits above a competitive salary include**:
- Annual Bonus
- Monthly contribution 6% from your base salary into your Cafeteria or Pension/Life Insurance/Flexi Pass
- 600 CZK to your Flexipass
- Meal vouchers (100 CZK/per day) fully covered by employer
- 5 weeks of vacation plus 1 paid week off
- We also offer our HealthAhead program, which supports employees in their healthy lifestyle: Fresh vegetable and fruit in the workplace twice a week, contribution to multisport card - so you can do sports every day almost anywhere in the Czech Republic, private gym in the building (just for us)
**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:Yes

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