Manager of Airworthiness Engineering Department (AED)
General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months
1. Managing services and resources of Airworthiness Engineering Section for:
GACAR Part 21; Type Certificate (TC) Acceptance, Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Repair Design Approval (RDA) on Saudi registered aircraft.
GACAR Part 21; Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) and Technical Standard Orders (TSO).
GACAR Part 183; Designated Engineering Representative (DER) and Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) involved in STC/RDA Projects.
2. Provide technical assistance in Airworthiness issues for:
GACAR Part 11; Rulemaking Procedures and Petitions for Exemptions.
GACAR Part 39 Airworthiness Directives.
GACAR Part 43 Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration.
GACAR Part 121, 125, 135, 145; Certification and Safety Oversight.
GACAR 101; Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Certification Projects.
3. Participate in special assignments for:
GACA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Panel - Rulemaking and Business Processes.
ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Panel - Airworthiness Working Group.
Development of Bilateral Agreements for Airworthiness Approvals; EASA-GACA Working Arrangement.
Development of Memorandum of Understanding with other NAA for Technical Corporations.
GACA Transformation and Automation Projects.
Seminars and Workshops.
On Job Training Program for new hired Airworthiness Engineers.
Evaluation and approval/validation of aircraft type design, major alterations, major repairs, technical data; MMEL, CDL, AFM, etc,
Evaluation of applications for Engineering Delegations (DER).
Review and evaluation of Airworthiness Directives.
Review, evaluation and approvals for technical data; MMEL, CDL, AFM, etc.
Conducting Certification Inspections and witnessing certification testing.
Review and Develop Airworthiness Engineering Policy and Procedures.
Knowledge of GACA & International Regulations and ICAO Annexes.
Knowledge of aircraft systems and operations.
Assess the department workload as assigned by Airworthiness Director.
Aircraft Outfitting Programs Management
Aircraft Induction into Outfitting Centers
Aircraft Induction Into Service
Aircraft Acquisition Technical Process
System Development Engineer
Experienced with FAA, Manufacturers and vendors issued documents such as; Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins & Information Letters.
Skilled and capable of issuing / handling all Engineering documents such as; Engineering Orders, Engineering Directives & Engineering Bulletins even with variation of aircraft fleet type and configurations.
Worked on customization of MMEL for different fleet, and getting GACA Compliance Statement for MEL for A319 (Tail Number: HZ-NAS).
Issued and prepare Reliability Monthly Reports and statistical data.
Working and handling Aircraft Systems ATA’s 21, 27, 29, 30, 32 & 36.
Participated in different troubleshooting activities specially to the line maintenance crew.
Skilled in using all different Aircraft Manuals.
Working on Navigation Database updates for all aircraft fleets.
Assigned as Website Administrator for related aviation internet pages.
Worked on Engineering Evaluation and Visibility Study for different upgrade projects.
Assigned as Project Engineer on Cabin Outfitting for a VIP aircraft.
Assigned as Project Engineer for FMGC/MCDU Upgrade Project for Airbus A320 Fleet.
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