Job Description
Position Summary
Odyssey Systems is recruiting to fill a Senior Airworthiness Engineer (FMS) position supporting the ISR Sensors Division (AFLCMC/WIN), at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. WIN is part of the ISR/SOF Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), who is responsible for equipping our warfighters to win the fight. The Directorate executes a $22 billion acquisition portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.
Program description:
The ISR/SOF Directorate has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility for equipping ISR & SOF warfighters to dominate the battlespace. Applicants will benefit from competitive salaries, career growth, and a unique ability to positively impact national security on a global scale!
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Provide Technical Leadership and Oversight and serve as the primary technical authority and subject matter expert (SME) for all engineering aspects of assigned CDA platforms.
- Providing aircraft engineering technical insight of airworthiness development effort and assist the program office in implementing aircraft system engineering responsibilities
- Assess the viability of the system design and its ability to meet airworthiness requirements, as well as, identify and resolve any issues on aircraft performance requirements.
- Lead multiple US Government certification and airworthiness activities.
- Ensure adherence to applicable engineering standards, regulations, and DoD Instructions, Department of Air Force (DAF) Policy Directives, DAF Instructions, and associated DAF Airworthiness Bulletins and Airworthiness Circulars to ensure adherence to FAA airworthiness regulations, e.g., 14 CFR FAA Part 23 and Part 25.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Secret
Education and Years of Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and eight years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, three of which must be in the DoD.
- OR, 15 years of directly related experience, eight of which must be in the DoD.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD.
- Minimum of 10 years experience with Title 14 CFR regulations
- Minimum 5 years experience working for or with an FAA Certification Organization or Organization Designation Authorization.
- Minimum of 3 years experience with FAA Part 145 processes, or equivalent repair station processes.
- Minimum of 3 years working with FAA Quality Assurance processes.
- Minimum of 1 year experience with the USG aircraft and project certification process, including familiarity with the MIL-HDBK-516.
- Advanced level of understanding in Airworthiness practices, policies, standards, and procedures for all domestic, foreign, military, and civil Technical Airworthiness Authorities across the customer base, e.g., FAA, EASA, ICAO.
- Minimum of 5 years experience working in an engineering/technical organization with strict document control
- Have completed or can complete AFIT Airworthiness course completions. DAIR 116, DAIR 216, WKSP 0691, DAIR 316 within 18 months.
Additional Information
Location: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
Travel: 10%
Onsite
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Company Overview
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, is an innovative small business committed to providing world-class technical, management, and training support services to government and public sector clients. We focus on people, processes, and performance to deliver superior results. Since our inception in 1997, our commitment to mission success and customer satisfaction has been recognized with exponential growth and exceptional past performance ratings. We accept challenging assignments and drive projects from the planning stages, through implementation, and into operations and support.
Please note: Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Odyssey is a team of world-class technical, engineering, and integration experts serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); command and control (C2); and warfighter readiness capabilities.
- Ensure lethality from acquisition through sustainment, engineering better solutions with deep industry insight and domain-specific proficiency to augment capability and carry the voice of the warfighter throughout the weapon system life cycle.
- Integrate the technical battlefield and power systems of systems that meet the operational needs of the Pentagon.
- Design systems that are of greater value to the government by driving cost-efficiency, scale, speed and agility.
In 2025, Odyssey made its second appearance on the Washington Technology (WT) Top 100. WT researches and identifies companies capturing the most contracts in the federal market, ranking them in order of largest number of prime contract dollars. Our sustained growth is a direct result of our persistent dedication to powering the purpose of our customers and employees..
A seven-time Inc. 5000 honoree, Odyssey has earned recognition as one of the most successful companies in America. In Inc.’s 2025 annual guide to the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. we were ranked #2,628 overall, and #84 in the Government Services category, delivering a wide range of services to national security customers and beyond.