Aerospace Electrical Engineer: HWIL & System Integration

Donatech Corporation; Stratford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Donatech Corporation is seeking a candidate to support HWIL and closed-loop development, hardware integration, and technical collaboration in a lab environment. The role requires involvement in SIT, integration with subsystem teams, and active participation in risk management and KPI tracking.

Responsibilities include documenting designs, maintaining interface control documents, managing equipment procurement, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Proficiency with real time simulation tools.
• Strong understanding of hardware integration, signal conditioning, power distribution, and data acquisition systems.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards and specifications (e.g., ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, DO-160, MIL-STD-810, ARP 4754).
• Ability to create schematics and block diagrams using Visio, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, and 3DX.
• Experience managing parts logistics—ordering, receiving, inventory control, and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• HWIL/Closed Loop Development: assist in designing, building, integrating, and testing HWIL configurations.
• Hardware Integration: receive, stage, and integrate hardware; manage interface control documents; coordinate wiring, power, and data connections across teams.
• Technical Collaboration: participate in technical meetings and prepare deliverables for customers.
• Risk & Issue Management: track lab risks and elevate concerns with mitigation actions.
• Metrics & Reporting: capture KPIs, generate status reports, assist dashboards reflecting progress and test outcomes.
• Equipment & Facility Support: help procure capital equipment and plan lab infrastructure (power, network, shielding, cooling).
• Logistics Management: order, receive, and track parts; coordinate with vendors and supply chain.
• Continuous Improvement: identify process improvements and update instructions to boost efficiency and data quality.
• Documentation: produce and maintain engineering documentation per configuration control requirements.
• Design Tools: develop schematics and system diagrams using Visio, Mentor Graphics, Zuken, and 3DX.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

LabVIEW

NI VeriStand

Real-time

Signal conditioning

Power distribution

Data acquisition

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Zuken

Siemens NX/3DX

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Donatech Corporation is seeking a candidate to support HWIL and closed-loop development, hardware integration, and technical collaboration in a lab environment. The role requires involvement in SIT, integration with subsystem teams, and active participation in risk management and KPI tracking.

Responsibilities include documenting designs, maintaining interface control documents, managing equipment procurement, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts while ensuring compliance with