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Aviation Certification Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Aviation Reliability
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Woodinville, WA$100k - $135kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Aviation Certification Engineer responsible for driving FAA certification projects for Starlink hardware intended for flight, owning the certification process, milestones, and documentation, and ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the hardware design cycle.

Responsibilities

  • Produce certification deliverables on a tight timeline that comply with FAA regulations for supplemental type certification applications (project specific certification plans, test plans, analysis & substantiation reports, conformity inspection plans, operational documents, airplane flight manual supplements)
  • Drive certification process improvements to reduce overhead and improve schedules for future certification applications
  • Manage multiple concurrent certification efforts and provide regular updates on schedule and deliverables to senior management
  • Subject matter expert on the FAA certification process with internal partners and devising/improving SpaceX internal tools and processes to enable meeting the aviation program priorities
  • Work with hardware owners to ensure regulatory compliance early in the design cycle

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in mechanical or electrical product design, testing, or manufacturing (internship or extracurricular experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:FAA certificationDocumentation and reportingCommunication
Nice to have:DO-160 environmental testingMicrosoft Word proficiencyHardware ownership lifecycle

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • various other discounts and perks
  • accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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