We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. We looking for a Senior Systems Verification & Certification Engineer to support a Landing Gear Program. The selected candidate will support the verification of the landing gear systems and equipment provided by third-party landing gear companies. The ideal candidate is an experienced Landing Gear Verification Subject Matter Expert who can independently review existing requirements, verification activities, supplier deliverables, qualification results, and certification evidence. Responsibilities Review and update the landing gear system specifications and requirements. Review requirements associated with landing gear systems provided by third-party suppliers. Manage requirements and maintain end-to-end traceability. Review requirement changes and evaluate their impact on the system and existing verification evidence. Support the verification of safe-landing requirements. Review existing verification and validation plans. Review supplier test plans, test procedures, qualification results, and test reports. Analyze existing qualification and certification evidence. Confirm that the available evidence adequately verifies the applicable system requirements. Identify missing, incomplete, or insufficient verification and compliance evidence. Perform verification and compliance gap assessments. Define additional verification activities or test cases when gaps are identified. Prepare or update verification plans, compliance reports, and certification deliverables. Support the preparation of the required means-of-compliance documentation. Coordinate directly with third-party landing gear suppliers and internal engineering teams. Track open verification actions and support their resolution. Support the Landing Gear Program through certification readiness. Requirements Between 7 and 15 years of relevant aerospace engineering experience. Ability to work fully onsite in South Burlington, VT. Strong experience in aircraft systems engineering, verification, qualification, or certification. Direct experience with landing gear systems is strongly preferred. Experience reviewing technical and verification deliverables produced by third-party aerospace suppliers. Experience with requirements management and traceability. Experience reviewing verification plans, qualification test procedures, test results, and test reports. Experience identifying verification and compliance gaps. Experience preparing or reviewing certification and means-of-compliance documentation. Ability to work independently as a technical subject matter expert. Strong communication and coordination skills. Ability to collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams. Experience with a requirements-management tool such as DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or an equivalent solution. Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000 The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience. **Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy. Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process. Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
