Apex Bridge Talent Group is seeking an Environmental Control System (ECS) Trade Study & Certification Support Engineer. The role involves developing and executing ECS trade studies, supporting compliance planning for ECS-related regulations, and preparing analysis reports for design reviews and authority submittals.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute ECS trade studies (e.g., pack sizing, bleed vs. electric architectures, heat exchanger options, control strategies)
- Define evaluation criteria and figures of merit (performance, weight, cost, reliability, maintainability, safety, certification impact)
- Perform sensitivity studies and document assumptions, methods, and results in traceable reports
- Support compliance planning for ECS‑related regulations (e.g., 14 CFR/CS 25.831, 25.841, 25.1309, 25.1438, etc. as applicable)
- Contribute to development of certification plans, means of compliance, and verification matrices
- Prepare and maintain analysis reports, test requests, and compliance summaries for design reviews and authority submittals
- Support requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability for ECS functions and performance
- Generate and maintain architecture descriptions, block diagrams, and interface definitions as inputs to trade studies and certification artifacts
- Ensure configuration control and review readiness of all ECS trade study and certification documents
- Coordinate with loads, structures, propulsion, avionics, safety, and operations teams to obtain inputs and align assumptions
- Support design and certification reviews (PDR, CDR, SRR, etc.) with clear, decision‑ready material
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline
- Fundamental understanding of aircraft environmental control systems or thermofluids (heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics)
- Ability to create clear, structured technical reports and trade study
- Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS) and configuration management practice
- Familiarity with model‑based systems engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools is a plus