{"id":1896983,"url":"https://alion.io/job/dawn-aerospace-flight-authorization-certification-engineer-6-month-fixed-term-contractcdd","title":"Flight Authorization & Certification Engineer (6 Month Fixed-Term Contract(CDD))","company":{"id":50199,"name":"Dawn Aerospace","domain":"dawnaerospace.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/dawn-aerospace","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Toulouse, France"],"countries":["FR"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":38000,"max_usd":68000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":177},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-05T07:42:03Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-05","last_verified_at":"2026-10-19T06:03:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":14,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":14},"description":"Build the future of spaceflight.\nWe're looking for a Flight Authorization & Certification Engineer to mainly help enable Dawn's spaceplane to fly in Europe and also support space regulatory technical work activities.\nThis is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of the space and aerospace industry and contribute to the development and operation of Dawn’s advanced technologies in Europe.\nWorking at the intersection of engineering, flight operations and regulation, you'll coordinate the activities required to secure flight approvals, conduct adequate operational and technical risk assessment, identify mitigations to meet aviation and launch safety criteria, manage multidisciplinary technical inputs, and help translate innovative aerospace technology into authorised flight operations.\nYou'll collaborate with engineers, flight operations specialists and regulatory authorities to solve novel challenges and help enable reusable spaceplane operations in Europe.\nWhat You'll Do\nCoordinate activities required to obtain flight authorisations for European operations.\nIdentify, interpret and apply applicable regulations, standards and operational requirements.\nPrepare flight authorisation submissions, safety assessments and supporting technical evidence.\nConduct operational and technical risk assessments and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.\nCoordinate vehicle, payload and flight readiness activities with engineering and operations teams.\nCoordinate activities across Engineering, Systems, Flight Operations and Ground Operations to achieve regulatory approvals.\nManage regulatory actions, milestones and technical deliverables throughout the authorisation process.\nParticipate in technical reviews and Flight Readiness Reviews.\nBuild productive relationships with regulatory authorities, partners and test site operators.\nContribute to the development of future flight authorisation processes and ongoing regulatory compliance.\nCoordinate project activities, including project planning, technical review, deliverables and milestones achievement.\nContribute and support regulatory works especially for space activities\nYou'll Bring\nA degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Systems, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.\nExperience translating technical or regulatory requirements into practical engineering solutions.\nExperience preparing clear, accurate technical documentation, safety cases or regulatory submissions.\nThe ability to coordinate technical and project activities across multidisciplinary teams.\nStrong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.\nA practical, structured approach to solving complex engineering problems.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English.\nNice to Have\nExperience in one or more of the following areas:\nFlight authorisation, certification or regulatory compliance.\nAirworthiness, systems safety or safety assurance.\nFlight testing or flight operations.\nVerification, validation or qualification programmes.\nSystems engineering.\nTechnical project coordination or project engineering.\nExperience working with aviation or space regulatory frameworks.\nAbout You\nYou're curious, organised and comfortable working across engineering, operations and regulation. You enjoy solving complex problems, working with multidisciplinary teams and taking ownership of work that helps move a vehicle from the workshop to flight.\nIf you think you have what it takes but don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you.\nDiversity & Inclusion\nAt Dawn Aerospace, we believe that diverse teams build better solutions. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences are valued and supported to do their best work.\nAbout Dawn Aerospace\nDawn Aerospace is a space transportation company with a purpose.\nOur mission is to enable the next generation of space users by providing more sustainable and scalable ways to access and move around in space. We believe this access, in the form of a transportation network, will fundamentally change what’s possible from space. We currently focus on three areas of space transportation:\nIn-space propulsionWe're a leading supplier of turnkey green propulsion systems for various classes of satellites. Our systems utilise safe, accessible propellants and we have over 170 of these propulsion units on more than 40 operational satellites already. A further 200 units are in production.\n\nIn-space servicingCoupled with our propulsion expertise, we are ensuring that our customers' satellites are refuellable. In the coming years, Dawn will offer a refueling service to enable life extension of customer satellites. This new market is aligned with our sustainability goal to ensue a clean and safe space for everyone! \n\nSpaceplaneWe are developing the fastest and highest-flying aircraft ever to take off from a runway, combining the extreme performance of rocket propulsion with the reusability of conventional airplanes to enable high-frequency, low-cost access to sub-orbital space.\n\nOur international teams are distributed across four locations: the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and the USA.\nApply for this Job\nImportant!\nIf you think you have what it takes but are unsure that you check every box, we still want to hear from you.\nTo all recruitment agencies: Dawn Aerospace does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job’s alias, our employees, or any other company location. 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