Overview of the Position:
As a Regulatory Compliance Specialist this person will issue Airworthiness Approvals (8130-3) for distributed products & serve as ODA Unit Member as required. Perform conformity inspections in support of Wencor ODA. This person may also perform other activities as authorized by the Director of Quality.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Airworthiness Approvals include:
- Issue Airworthiness Approvals in accordance with FAA regulations and guidance. As a DAR-F.
- Perform ODA Unit Member duties as described by the ODA Administrator.
- Airworthiness Approval tasks may require the person to stay until the last delivery truck arrives and occasionally support AOG orders after hours.
- Maintain up to date FAA required training to support Wencor DAR-F required function codes.
- Conduct conformity inspections in support of ODA
Other tasks:
- Training and oversight of Quality personnel upon request and as authorized by the Director of Quality.
- ODA Administrator backup: This person may function in the role of ODA Administrator during absence of the ODA Administrator when authorized by the ODA Administrator.
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must qualify to the requirements for a DAR as listed in FAA Order 8100.8.
- Must be FAA-DAR certified with appropriate function codes for Domestic and Export Airworthiness Approvals and Conformity Inspections as required.
Education/Experience Requirements: High school diploma or GED required and two years of experience with Aerospace Regulatory Compliance, or equivalent combination of experience/education.
Other Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and lift up to 40 pounds.
- Is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Is frequently required to talk or listen.
- Works in moderate noise levels.
- Minimal travel required.
Skills Required
- FAA-DAR certified with appropriate function codes
- Two years of experience with Aerospace Regulatory Compliance
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules and maintenance instructions
- Ability to write routine reports
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
HEICO Insights
What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
