PAH FAA Liaison / ODA Administrator (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-10-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

This dynamic on-site role blends two critical functions: FAA Production Approval Holder (PAH) Liaison and FAA/Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Administrator—both essential to maintaining regulatory compliance and operational excellence across the organization.

As the PAH Liaison, you will support the PAH Accountable Manager in ensuring the production and quality systems FAA regulations, policies, and procedures. You will play a key role in securing vital approvals, including Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) and Undue Burden requests, enabling efficient production and compliance continuity.

In the FAA/ODA Administrator capacity, you will support the ODA Lead Administrator in overseeing the ODA unit, ensuring that delegated functions are performed in compliance with FAA regulations, policies, and procedures. Your contributions will help uphold the integrity and effectiveness of the Organization Designation Authorization.

Together, these roles are instrumental in sustaining the organization’s Production Approval Certificate and ODA status, ensuring regulatory alignment and supporting the broader mission of safety, quality, and compliance in aerospace manufacturing.

What You Will Do:

• Regulatory Oversight & FAA Liaison: Act as the primary liaison between the organization and the FAA, supporting the PAH Accountable Manager across all U.S. sites. Represent the company in all FAA interactions, ensuring compliance with FAA regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Compliance & Audits: Coordinate and prepare documentation for FAA audits and inspections, support internal audits, and lead the product conformity audit (PCA) program to ensure product build compliance. Assist in developing and implementing corrective action plans in response to audit findings.
• Regulatory Monitoring & Reporting: Track regulatory changes and ensure timely updates to internal processes. Prepare and submit required FAA reports, filings, and documentation while maintaining accurate records of all related activities and communications.
• Internal Collaboration & Training: Facilitate communication between FAA and internal departments, ensuring timely dissemination of regulatory information. Support staff training on FAA compliance requirements and develop related training materials.
• Process Management & Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement and process maturity using CORE tools. Maintain and manage SharePoint and Teams sites to support clear communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• PMA Request Processing: Manage PMA-related activities, including authorization requests for spare parts sales and Undue Burden requests for work transfer approvals.
• ODA Administration (25% of Role): Support the ODA Lead Administrator in managing the ODA Unit. Oversee Unit Member functions, maintain ODA procedures, perform self-audits, develop performance metrics, and provide guidance and training to ODA Unit Members and relevant teams.
• You will travel up to 20% both internationally and domestically

Must Have Qualifications

• Typically requires a university degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• Experience in FAA regulations, policies, and procedures related to PMA and ODA (such as 14 CFR Part 21, Part 183, FAA Order 8100.15, Order 8130.21, etc.)
• Experience with domestic and export airworthiness approvals
• Experience administering and managing SharePoint sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of aviation safety regulations and PAH and PMA approval processes.
• Completion of FAA Initial/Recurrent Training, FAA ODA Applicant Training Parts I and II, and ODA seminar
• FAA experience with Technical Airworthiness Responsibilities.
• FAA Manufacturing Inspection Designee experience.
• AS9100 Auditor Training and Quality System audit experience.
• Proficiency in SAP, Teamcenter, and Microsoft Office Suite.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  

• Tuition reimbursement program 

• Student Loan Repayment Program  

• Life insurance and disability coverage  

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  

• Adoption Assistance           

• Autism Benefit  

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  

• Relocation assistance available

•  And more!  

Learn More and Apply Now

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!  

*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products. 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 112,000 USD - 224,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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