Aerospace Avionics Systems Integration Engineer

Embention; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Embention seeks an Avionics Systems Integration Engineer to join our Los Angeles team and advance the integration of flight control and avionics systems across UAV and advanced aerospace platforms.

You will lead system-level integration, tune control laws, and run SIL/HIL simulations while collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineers in a safety-critical setting. Extensive travel to customer sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Aerospace, Controls, Electronic or Systems Engineering or related field.
• Strong foundation in flight control systems, dynamics, and avionics architectures.
• Hands-on experience with systems integration, validation, and testing of aircraft or autonomous systems.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for modeling or control development.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to customer, integration, and test locations.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and configure flight control systems, avionics, and peripherals for complete aircraft platforms.
• Lead system-level integration of Veronte autopilots across UAVs and aerospace platforms.
• Support flight control law configuration, tuning, and parameter optimization.
• Perform SIL, HIL, and bench-level simulations to support verification and validation.
• Define and execute system integration procedures, flight planning workflows, and validation processes.
• Support ground testing, functional testing, and flight test campaigns, including on-site support.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system-level, aerodynamic, electronic, and integration issues.
• Analyze flight data and telemetry to validate performance and identify anomalies.
• Interface with multidisciplinary teams in a safety-critical aerospace environment.
• Serve as technical integration point for U.S.-based customers during integration and test phases.

Skills

Flight control systems

System integration

MATLAB/Simulink

Telemetry analysis

CAN bus & serial interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree in related technical field

Tools

Veronte autopilots

HIL testing

Job description

Embention seeks an Avionics Systems Integration Engineer to join our Los Angeles team and advance the integration of flight control and avionics systems across UAV and advanced aerospace platforms.

You will lead system-level integration, tune control laws, and run SIL/HIL simulations while collaborating with cross-disciplinary engineers in a safety-critical setting. Extensive travel to customer sites is expected.