Regulatory Affairs Specialist

1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Operations
Pivotal

Pivotal

Pivotal offers Helix, a product with intuitive controls for effortless takeoff, fast charging, and comprehensive training for precise maneuvers, all focused on safety.

Aerospace & Defense

Description

  • Lead certification strategy and execution across FAA frameworks, including Part 103, Part 21, Part 23, MOSAIC, experimental, and special airworthiness categories.
  • Develop and maintain certification roadmaps aligned with product and business strategy.
  • Draft and manage applications for exemptions, special airworthiness certificates, waivers, and COAs.
  • Partner with engineering and flight test teams to align compliance early in the design process.
  • Serve as Pivotal’s primary representative to the FAA and other U.S. and international aeronautical authorities.
  • Support communication with FSDOs and other regulators, including proactive outreach and issue resolution.
  • Prepare briefing materials, white papers, and engagement strategies for regulatory stakeholders.
  • Support and lead regulatory meetings, early engagement sessions, and audits.
  • Identify and execute pathways for entry into new international markets and assess regional regulatory environments.
  • Draft regulatory-facing documentation and support operating manuals, CONOPS, training frameworks, and operational programs.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in aviation regulatory, certification, or airworthiness roles.
  • Deep experience with FAA certification processes; Part 21 and Part 23 experience is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with emerging aircraft categories such as eVTOL, ultralight, experimental, and UAS.
  • Experience engaging directly with the FAA, FSDOs, DERs, or ODA units.
  • Strong working knowledge of international certification frameworks, including Transport Canada, EASA, and CAA processes.
  • Ability to operate both strategically and tactically, including writing and executing regulatory plans.
  • Preferred: background as an Aeronautical Engineer or Mechanical Engineer.
  • Preferred: experience driving technical standards through ASTM or similar organizations.
  • Preferred: experience with exemptions, public-use operations, or novel regulatory pathways.
  • Preferred: startup or fast-moving environment experience, and a network within FAA or global aviation authorities.
  • Must be eligible for employment in the United States and willing to work onsite at Pivotal’s HQ in Palo Alto, CA.

Benefits

  • $120,000 - $150,000 annual salary.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Opportunity to work remotely for a role that is posted as remote, with an onsite requirement at the Palo Alto HQ.
  • Opportunity to work on next-generation eVTOL aircraft programs in a high-growth environment.

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