Garmin

Aviation Design Certification Engineer 2 - Systems Safety

Garmin$75K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace, or related technical field and at least 1 year of relevant experience, or equivalent education/experience
  • GPA of 3.0 or higher generally required
  • Knowledge of basic circuits (Digital, FPGA, Analog, RF)
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Motivated to own projects and collaborate with teams
  • Team-oriented with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and submit necessary certification documentation to regulatory authorities
  • Lead project teams to ensure compliance with certification requirements
  • Coordinate project schedules and deliverables using project management skills
  • Perform safety analysis and generate requirements at the unit level
  • Ensure compliance with local, national, and international standards
  • Contribute to design, validation, and verification of aviation projects
  • Organize project testing and document results in reports.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for Garmin's comprehensive benefits program.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking a full-time Aviation Design Certification Engineer 2 - Systems Safety at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the system safety assessment process and generating the required analyses in support of Garmin's Aviation OEM customers.

Essential Functions
  • Draft and submit unit-level certification documentation required by TSOs and other regulatory standards to the appropriate certification authority
  • Lead project engineering teams in executing projects according to development processes to ensure compliance with all applicable certification requirements
  • Use project management skills to coordinate project schedules and deliverables per aviation processes
  • Perform unit level safety and security analysis and requirement generation
  • Coordinate technical compliance documentation and testing for applicable local, national, and international standards and regulations (e.g. FCC, CE, ANATEL, RED, EAR)
  • Contribute to project engineering teams to design, validate, and verify aviation projects
  • Organize and guide project testing and document results in test reports
  • Update Garmin's processes and products for new regulations, enhanced safety and security requirements, and improved efficiency
  • Contribute to product concept and development plans through collaboration with design engineering teams
  • Balance multiple projects and work with multidisciplinary teams
  • Perform unit level safety analysis and requirement generation
  • Interface and coordinate with OEM customers to provide system safety knowledge and documentation for Garmin systems and LRUs
  • Perform qualitative analysis, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis and common cause analyses as required to support OEM certification needs
  • Interface with Hardware, Software and EMC groups to ensure appropriate design assurance levels are considered
  • Coordinate internal Garmin groups to communicate safety assessment requirements
  • Balance multiple projects and work with multidisciplinary teams

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering or another similar technical degree AND a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
  • Must possess demonstrated knowledge, education, and/or training of basic circuits (Digital, FPGA, Analog and/or RF)
  • Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Superior organizational and analytical skills with keen attention to detail and quality
  • Ability and desire to take ownership of new and/or existing projects
  • Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others, ensuring successful achievement of company goals

Desired Qualifications
  • Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
  • Aviation-related experience
  • Knowledge of FAA regulations applicable to avionics and flight controls certification efforts particularly those associated with system safety such as 23.1309/23.2510
  • Knowledge of AC 23/25.1309 and SAE ARPs 4761 and 4754
  • Pilot's License


This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits

About Garmin

Garmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas. The company specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities. Garmin's products serve aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, outdoor recreation, and fitness markets. The company's goal is to create navigation and communication devices that can enrich customers' lives. Garmin has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's products are sold in over 100 countries.
Learn more about Garmin
Size
18,700 employees
Market Cap
$17.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$992.3 million
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+10.3%
Revenue
$4.1 billion
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