Senior Manager, Airworthiness and Certification
Merlin LabsAutonomous Flight company
RemoteManager
GV
First Round Capital
Baillie Gifford
Snowpoint Ventures
Inflection Point Acquisition IV
Inflection Point Asset Management
About the role
TL;DR
Lead airworthiness and certification for civil and defense aviation systems.
- •Merlin Labs is seeking a Senior Manager, Airworthiness and Certification to lead civil, military airworthiness, and cyber security certification disciplines.
- •This role requires deep expertise in civil certification and people leadership to manage interdependent certification teams.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead civil certification strategy with FAA and foreign authorities.
- •Manage new civil certification projects from initiation to closure.
- •Lead and grow Military Airworthiness and Cyber Certification teams.
- •Oversee military airworthiness and cyber security certification strategies.
- •Integrate certification processes with broader assurance frameworks.
- •Requirements Direct experience with FAA Part 23/25 type certificates and foreign validations. 12+ years of aerospace certification experience, with 5+ years in leadership.
- •Proven ability to lead complex certification efforts and interface with regulators.
- •Strong knowledge of relevant CFR, MIL-SPECs, MIL-STDs, and cybersecurity frameworks.
- •Experience with systems engineering, safety assessment methodologies, and emerging aerospace technologies.
Domain expertise
aerospacedefense