Advanced Programs Senior Systems Engineering Architect

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) leads in unmanned aircraft and surveillance tech.

The Advanced Programs group seeks an Advanced Programs Utility Systems Architect in San Diego/Poway, CA to oversee vehicle control system definition, development and integration across programs. The role demands strong expertise in vehicle control, system architecture, requirements development, software integration, and flight-test planning, with leadership responsibility and frequent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in engineering with progressive experience: 18+ yrs (bachelor), 16+ (master), 13+ (PhD) or equivalent.
• Degree in aerospace/aeronautical, electrical, mechanical, or related engineering field highly desirable.
• Demonstrates detailed technical expertise and ability to manage workloads to meet deadlines.
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly and apply them in evolving environments; strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Customer-focused, able to work independently or in a team and willing to travel.
• Comfortable leading a team of engineers and mentoring junior staff.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Familiarity with airworthiness.
• Familiarity with MBSE.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical roadmap and execution plans for vehicle management and control systems.
• Develop technical and strategy-level briefings for internal and external review.
• Communicate regularly with executives and stakeholders.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior team members.
• Develop cohesive utility system architectures and manage design teams.
• Manage LRU development and risk mitigation for aircraft utility systems.
• Flight autonomy architecture and design for advanced aircraft concepts.
• Utility control architecture and design for vehicle systems.
• Develop vehicle state diagrams and select hardware for Vehicle Management System.
• Integrate and test Vehicle Management System hardware.
• Decompose mission use cases to define control system requirements per MIL specs.
• Develop analytical tools for advanced concepts.
• Perform control-system tasks across all phases of aircraft development, including tests.

Skills

MBSE

Vehicle control

Vehicle system architecture

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Job description

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

The Advanced Programs group has an exciting opportunity in San Diego, CA (Poway, CA) for an Advanced Programs Utility Systems Architect to oversee the definition and development of vehicle control systems for application on emerging unmanned air vehicle concepts. The department seeks a candidate with proficient design and application experience in vehicle control, subsystem control, vehicle system architecture, and flight test to support emerging advanced aircraft development programs. Experience in front-end air vehicle system development efforts including requirements development, clean-sheet design, software integration and validation, and lab/ground/flight-based test planning, execution, and analysis will be required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop technical roadmap and execution plans for the design, development, integration, and test of an advanced vehicle management and control system
• Develop technical and strategy-level briefings for internal and external stakeholder review
• Regular communication with Advanced Programs and ASI executive leadership
• Provide regular technical mentorship to lower-level technical team members
• Develop cohesive utility system architectures and manage teams performing detailed design
• Manage LRU development and risk mitigation for aircraft utility systems
• Flight autonomy architecture and design
• Utility control architecture and design
• Development of vehicle state diagrams
• Selection of Vehicle Management System Hardware
• Integration and testing of Vehicle Management System Hardware
• Support the decomposition of mission use cases to define control system requirements that are compliant with adequate MIL Specs.
• Develop analytical tools as required for advanced concepts.
• Perform vehicle-control-system-related tasks for all phases of a new aircraft development program, including requirements development, clean-sheet design, software integration and validation, flight test planning, and analysis of flight data through prototype flight tests.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; 18 or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, 16 or more years of experience with a masters degree, or 13 or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Degree in aerospace/aeronautical, electrical, mechanical, or related engineering field is highly desirable.
• Demonstrates a detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals.
• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self- initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Comfortable in working with a team of subject matter experts.
• Able to lead less-experienced engineers.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Familiarity with airworthiness
• Familiarity with MBSE

Job Type: Full-Time Salary

Salary range: 140,940 - 252,293