Airworthiness Engineer - Electric Propulsion

The Airworthiness team at ePlane is looking for someone with experience in electrical systems specifically in battery and powertrains for ePlane’s electric propulsion VTOL aircraft, to interact with ePlane design groups for the compliance of DGCA’s applicable design requirements for the Type Certification of the aircraft.

Technical Skills:

Electric propulsion, power electronics, battery management systems (BMS), and electric motor control/integration.

High-voltage electrical systems, thermal management, and energy efficiency optimization.

Requirements

Must-Have:

A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

Working experience in electric propulsion systems, battery management, and motor control technologies

Working experience in fixed/rotary wing aircraft/UAV/VTOL aircraft

Experience in developing safety critical analysis for the electric propulsion system

Knowledge in DGCA rules & regulations specifically on aircraft Type Certification, design organization approval and ITSO authorisation.

Good to Have

A Master’s degree in Electric Propulsion or Aerospace Engineering

Prior experience in working on Type certification or ITSO authorisation

Understanding of DO-311A/SC-E19

Understanding of CS/FAR-23 or CS/FAR-27 regulations of EASA and FAA.

Knowledge in ARP-4754, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160G).

Understanding of Prototype manufacturing of aircraft

Knowledge of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Lean methodologies.

Experience in maintenance, reliability analysis, and risk assessment.

Knowledge in preparation of technical documents and manuals for the type certification.

Personality Traits

• Written and verbal communication in English
• Capacity to work in independently
• Multi-tasking