Engineering · Certification · Flight Test

Experience that moves aerospace programs forward.

Senior-level engineering and regulatory expertise for aircraft, commercial space, and emerging aviation systems.

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35+

Years of aerospace
engineering experience

FAACertification
experience
35+Years across
aerospace
360°Engineering through
approval
Technical judgment.
Regulatory confidence.

Core expertise

Complex aerospace challenges demand experienced judgment.

We help teams make the right technical and regulatory decisions earlier—reducing uncertainty, avoiding costly rework, and keeping programs moving.

01

Certification & Testing

Clear certification strategies, conformity support, and testing programs built around the realities of your aircraft and approval basis.

  • FAA certification
  • Compliance planning
  • Approval basis
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02

Aerospace Engineering

Practical engineering leadership across aircraft, spacecraft, propulsion, and advanced systems—from early decisions through implementation.

  • Systems engineering
  • Propulsion
  • Integration
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03

Commercial Space & Licensing

Experienced guidance through licensing, safety analysis, and regulatory coordination for commercial space programs.

  • Launch licensing
  • Safety review
  • Regulatory strategy
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04

Research & Design

Early-stage investigation and design work that turns an open technical question into a concept you can defend—before the expensive commitments are made.

  • Concept studies
  • Trade analysis
  • Design review
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05

Flight Testing & Conformity

Test planning, conformity inspection, and instrumentation support that produce evidence your approval basis will actually accept.

  • Test planning
  • Conformity inspection
  • Instrumentation
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06

Educational Training

Practical training for engineering teams on certification process, regulatory expectations, and the judgement that keeps a program moving.

  • Team workshops
  • Certification process
  • Regulatory briefings
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Why ATD Aerospace

“The strongest programs bring certification thinking into the engineering process—not after it.”

Tomaso DiPaolo
Owner & Chief Aerospace Engineer

Engineering insight shaped by experience on both sides of certification.

Before founding ATD Aerospace, Tomaso served as a senior engineer and propulsion certification specialist at the FAA. Today, he helps aerospace organizations connect ambitious technical goals with practical, defensible paths to approval.

Former FAASenior engineer & certification specialist
Program breadthAircraft, propulsion, eVTOL & hybrid systems
Direct accessSenior expertise without layers of overhead

Industries served

01Commercial aviation
02Defense & military
03Space exploration
04Unmanned systems

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Ready when you are

Bring clarity to your next aerospace challenge.

Tell us where your program stands and where you need it to go.

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