Avionics Airworthiness Engineer

Headquartered in Calgary, AB, Eagle Copters Ltd. is a privately owned and operated business with over 40 years of experience in the helicopter industry. Eagle Copters has a well‑earned reputation for taking a highly personalized approach to providing leading helicopter solutions to customers worldwide. Specializing in helicopter fleet management, including industry leading capabilities in sales, leasing, completions, product development and engineering, and an MRO provider to major OEM platforms.

Job Description

Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the Avionics Airworthiness Engineer will be an integral member of the Eagle Design Approval Organization (DAO) and the primary engineering team member responsible for airworthiness compliance and design approval of Avionics and Electrical technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for all Avionics and Electrical related Design Change Approval certification programs undertaken by the Eagle DAO.
• Make Findings of Compliance to Avionics and Electrical related Standards of Airworthiness as delegated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
• Coordinate with TCCA on certification project objectives, planning, testing and schedule.
• Contribute to the development and operation of the Eagle TCCA DAO as part of the Airworthiness Control Committee (ACC).
• Create, review and approve certification data packages, including technical drawings, installation manuals, instructions for continuing airworthiness, flight manuals, test plans, test reports, technical analyses, substantiation reports, certification plans, etc.
• Create, review and approve stand‑alone Minor Change Approvals as well as Minor changes to Eagle Design Approvals within the Avionics and Electrical scope.
• Manage engineering certification and design projects utilizing both internal and external resources ensuring successful project completion.
• Provide support for all customer and company Avionics and Electrical requests including providing certification assessments, technical solutions and proposals.
• Provide technical support to customers, installers, and the customer technical support team in support of the installation and certification of aeronautical products.
• Remain current on new Avionics and Electrical technical solutions and certification requirements based on customer input, regulatory updates and the latest trends in technology.
• Attend trade shows, workshops, conferences and training courses as directed by the company to ensure knowledge and skills are current and to expand delegation scope when required.

Independently conduct online research and communicate with vendors to update understanding of avionics and electrical products.

Required Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

Preference will be given to applicants who also possess

Why work at Eagle?

We believe that everyone should enjoy their job and their place of work. We are constantly striving to ensure our workplace is respectful, safe, and most importantly, a great place to be. Eagle puts a high value on cooperation, accountability, and dependability.

Eagle acknowledges and respects industry experience and bases wages on prior experience and qualifications.

Benefits

The Eagle benefit package for permanent employees includes health, dental, vision care, paramedical coverage (massage therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, etc.), a health care spending account, travel medical insurance, life insurance, AD&D, short and long‑term disability and paid sick / personal days. We also offer a group RRSP program with company matched contributions. We hold employee appreciation and social events throughout the year, and ongoing learning and development programs.

Equal Opportunity and Eligibility

Eagle is an equal opportunity employer and has policies in place to prevent discrimination in our hiring practices based on current Canadian legislation. We encourage applications from qualified aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada, are a permanent resident or hold a current and valid authorization (i.e. work permit).

No phone calls will be accepted. We appreciate your interest but only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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