{"id":3065238,"url":"https://alion.io/job/textron-qa-engineer-cert-sr","title":"QA Engineer Cert Sr","company":{"id":1813325,"name":"Textron","domain":"textron.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/textron-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":null},"role":"QA","role_family":"QA","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Wichita, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":81000,"max_usd":159000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":587},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AS9100","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-22T07:39:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-22","last_verified_at":"2026-10-23T10:58:31Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"JOB SUMMARY:\nResponsible for performing reviews, evaluations, and inspections for Textron Aviation manufactured aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s) by issuing domestic and export airworthiness approvals (licenses), Authorized Release Certificates, permits and authorizations, both standard and special, as provided for and in accordance with existing ODA and Production Certificate authorizations. Responsible for developing processes and changes that result in creating a quality conscious environment which shows a reduction of defects and fosters a climate of continuous improvement. Leads, guides, and directs other team members toward achieving a quality focused environment.\nJOB RESPONSIBILITIES:\nUtilize blueprints, specifications, reports, documents, type design information, and other engineering data and requirements to determine, verify, and assure configuration of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s).\nCommunicate with FAA, internal and external customers, foreign regulatory authorities and all levels of supervision on state of condition and/or configuration of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s) for purposes of registration and/or certification.\nHave substantial knowledge of pre and post Airworthiness activities as they may affect the configuration of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s).\nKnowledgeable applicable FAA regulations, guidance, and acceptable means of compliance for certification of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s).\nProficiency in business applications for assigned work area(s) making decisions that are impactful to the company and its business goals and objectives.\nDemonstrate extensive knowledge of aircraft flight operations and related flight release processes and requirements for area(s) assigned.\nPossess practical working knowledge of Material Review Board (MRB) system functions and activities for managing encountered conditions for non-conforming material and processes.\nPossess sufficient knowledge of defect reporting system(s), disclosure reporting requirements, and Quality Assurance Bulletin (QAB) system(s) as they relate to assigned work area(s).\nAble to assume leadership of an area with minimal disruption and interface effectively with all levels. Able to make technical, policy and resource decisions autonomously. \nRepresents the organization as a specialist in contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external and internal customers. \nMay be required to qualify for additional Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Function Codes as justified by business needs. \nJOB SUMMARY:\nResponsible for performing reviews, evaluations, and inspections for Textron Aviation manufactured aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s) by issuing domestic and export airworthiness approvals (licenses), Authorized Release Certificates, permits and authorizations, both standard and special, as provided for and in accordance with existing ODA and Production Certificate authorizations. Responsible for developing processes and changes that result in creating a quality conscious environment which shows a reduction of defects and fosters a climate of continuous improvement. Leads, guides, and directs other team members toward achieving a quality focused environment.\nJOB RESPONSIBILITIES:\nUtilize blueprints, specifications, reports, documents, type design information, and other engineering data and requirements to determine, verify, and assure configuration of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s).\nCommunicate with FAA, internal and external customers, foreign regulatory authorities and all levels of supervision on state of condition and/or configuration of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s) for purposes of registration and/or certification.\nHave substantial knowledge of pre and post Airworthiness activities as they may affect the configuration of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s).\nKnowledgeable applicable FAA regulations, guidance, and acceptable means of compliance for certification of aircraft, aircraft parts, articles, and product(s).\nProficiency in business applications for assigned work area(s) making decisions that are impactful to the company and its business goals and objectives.\nDemonstrate extensive knowledge of aircraft flight operations and related flight release processes and requirements for area(s) assigned.\nPossess practical working knowledge of Material Review Board (MRB) system functions and activities for managing encountered conditions for non-conforming material and processes.\nPossess sufficient knowledge of defect reporting system(s), disclosure reporting requirements, and Quality Assurance Bulletin (QAB) system(s) as they relate to assigned work area(s).\nAble to assume leadership of an area with minimal disruption and interface effectively with all levels. Able to make technical, policy and resource decisions autonomously. \nRepresents the organization as a specialist in contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external and internal customers. \nMay be required to qualify for additional Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Function Codes as justified by business needs. \nEDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:\nBachelor's degree required in engineering or related technical field plus 5 years of directly related experience as listed in qualifications belowIn lieu of degree, Aviation, Business, or related technical degree and 10 years of related experience OR related aviation technology associate’s degree or A&P License and 10 years of related experience required\n\nAbility to obtain ODA airworthiness function code(s)\nA&P Certification preferred\nQUALIFICATIONS:\nMinimum of five (5) years of directly related experience with projects involving a combination of Flight Releases, certification, conformity, and/or airworthiness approvals similar to those being authorized by Company, ODA, and/or FAA delegated under 14 CFR Part 183 - Representatives of the FAA Administrator.\nAdditional work experience preferred in other Quality support roles of at least 6 months each. (e.g. Inspection, Quality Engineering, Receiving Inspection, NDI Insp., Source Inspection, Supply Chain Management Inspection, Experimental Mfg., and/or Experimental Flight.) \nExperience working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with a minimum of supervision. AS9100 QMS experience, Six Sigma Training, FAA Academy training would be desirable.\nA demonstrated ability to use drawings, specifications, basic math and technical knowledge and expertise to adequately perform the necessary job duties.\nThe ability to work in a team environment and to effectively communicate with peers, management, and customers.\nPossess sufficient knowledge of SAP order and planning confirmations that are applicable to flight operations or company conformity system(s) as they relate to assigned work area(s).\nMust be able to use common software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). \nEDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:\nBachelor's degree required in engineering or related technical field plus 5 years of directly related experience as listed in qualifications belowIn lieu of degree, Aviation, Business, or related technical degree and 10 years of related experience OR related aviation technology associate’s degree or A&P License and 10 years of related experience required\n\nAbility to obtain ODA airworthiness function code(s)\nA&P Certification preferred\nQUALIFICATIONS:\nMinimum of five (5) years of directly related experience with projects involving a combination of Flight Releases, certification, conformity, and/or airworthiness approvals similar to those being authorized by Company, ODA, and/or FAA delegated under 14 CFR Part 183 - Representatives of the FAA Administrator.\nAdditional work experience preferred in other Quality support roles of at least 6 months each. (e.g. Inspection, Quality Engineering, Receiving Inspection, NDI Insp., Source Inspection, Supply Chain Management Inspection, Experimental Mfg., and/or Experimental Flight.) \nExperience working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with a minimum of supervision. AS9100 QMS experience, Six Sigma Training, FAA Academy training would be desirable.\nA demonstrated ability to use drawings, specifications, basic math and technical knowledge and expertise to adequately perform the necessary job duties.\nThe ability to work in a team environment and to effectively communicate with peers, management, and customers.\nPossess sufficient knowledge of SAP order and planning confirmations that are applicable to flight operations or company conformity system(s) as they relate to assigned work area(s).\nMust be able to use common software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).","description_format":"text","description_chars":8776,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Incident Response","Financial Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-22T07:39:18Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/textron-qa-engineer-cert-sr","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/textron-qa-engineer-cert-sr.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T16:01:30Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":24215,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1813325},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1813325"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftextron-qa-engineer-cert-sr"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftextron-qa-engineer-cert-sr"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftextron-qa-engineer-cert-sr"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/textron-qa-engineer-cert-sr\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftextron-qa-engineer-cert-sr"}]}