Senior Systems and Certification Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Systems and Certification Engineer to join our team at Collinear Group. As a Sr. Systems and Certification Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting our clients and ensuring the certification of aerospace systems in highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Your expertise and experience certifying complex systems with design practices considering system level performance and aerospace certification requirements - such as ARP4754, DO-178, DO-254, DO-160, 14CFR 23/25/29/33/35 and MIL-STDs - will support our mission to make complex aerospace and defense product lifecycles elegantly simple, bending the industry cost curve.
• Developing systems and component level requirements for design and verification within the Systems Engineering and Certification operating group and projects.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams to develop qualification plans and artifacts required for compliance to satisfy regulatory agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or related field and/or equivalent education and experience
• 5+ years experience in large scale systems design and certification environments
• Advanced experience in design practices with consideration for system level performance and aerospace certification requirements including SAE ARP4754, RTCA/DO-178, RTCA/DO-254, RTCA/DO-160, 14CFR 23/25/29/33/35 and MIL-STDs
• Demonstrated experience with FAA conformity and airworthiness processes, including:
• FAA Form 8130-3 (Authorized Release Certificate / Airworthiness Approval Tag) documenting approval for return to service or airworthiness of aircraft articles
• FAA Form 8130-9 (Statement of Conformity) certifying that articles or test articles conform to the approved design data for certification testing
• FAA Form 8100-1 (Conformity Inspection Record) documenting FAA conformity inspections for certification programs
• Experience supporting FAA certification activities, including coordination with FAA designees (DERs, ODA, or FAA representatives) and participation in conformity inspections and certification audits.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to facilitate teamwork across functions

Preferred

• Experience with requirements and program management tools
• Experience in a FAA-regulated environment
• Some ability to work onsite in our Puget Sound service area or occasional travel to customer sites nationwide
• Experience with full Type Certification programs
• eVTOL or AAM program experience

Pay

• Collinear Group · Renton, United States (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-10-22
• Salary: USD 140,000–165,000

Benefits

• Join a highly-talented community of like-minded peers practiced at accomplishing big goals. Work on high-impact projects to transform aerospace while developing new skills, insights, connections, and experience.
• For this position, Collinear offers a salary range of $140,000 to $165,000 (DOE) with bonus and profit sharing programs, health insurance, HSA contributions, a 401(k) program with company contributions, nine paid holidays, 15 days of PTO accrued per year, non-prescribed amount of sick leave, flexible schedules and remote working capabilities, and multiple company-sponsored employee events - all in support of creating an employee-focused company.