We are looking for an Airworthiness Engineer - Systems/Avionics to join our Aerospace Research Centre and support aircraft modifications and research integrations across the Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) fleet, including newly introduced platforms such as the Global 6500. You would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.
The Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) operates a small fleet of highly specialized research aircraft to meet the flight research needs of partners and clients in the Canadian aerospace sector. Engineering modifications to these aircraft are performed in-house, by highly-qualified teams of designers, engineers, and fabrication specialists. Maintenance is carried out by licensed aircraft maintenance engineers and research projects are flown by qualified test pilots and supporting crewmembers.
You will be responsible for the engineering design, integration, airworthiness assessment, and approval of avionics/electrical installations on board NRC (and non-NRC) aircraft, and for managing design interfaces between research equipment, mission systems, experimental test articles, and the aircraft power, monitoring, display, navigation and communication systems, as well as other affected aircraft systems.
The primary focus of the role is to support aircraft integrations and aircraft modifications across the FRL fleet, while helping researchers and project teams identify and address airworthiness, certification, and system-integration challenges early in project development. The role may also support the safe integration and evaluation of emerging airborne technologies, including advanced mission systems, novel electrical/power architectures, multi-sensor systems, and other research configurations.
You will support system safety assessments for aircraft modifications and research integrations, including the development and review of Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), Fault Tree Analyses (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA), and other safety assessment activities as appropriate to the project.
You will use your technical expertise to identify, assess, manage, and communicate project and airworthiness risks to other members of the design team, researchers, and operational stakeholders, to ensure that aircraft avionics/electrical installations meet the relevant design specifications, operational needs, and Transport Canada airworthiness requirements, or other agreed airworthiness and safety objectives appropriate to the project context.
