Aerospace GN&C Engineer: Flight Safety & System Testing

ACL Digital; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital seeks a Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer to support a Washington-based client in a contract role. You will analyze fleet anomalies, develop mitigation plans, and coordinate with avionics, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to deliver compliant solutions.

The ideal candidate holds a B.S. in engineering and 5+ years in aerospace or regulated environments, with hands-on test experience, safety analyses, and familiarity with ARP4754/ARP4761.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant engineering or science field.
• 5+ years of technical aerospace or regulated industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigate fleet anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution with customers.
• Review system architecture, requirements, and design documentation to assess impacts of anomalies and proposed fixes.
• Lead tests including iron bird, lab rigs, and production test setups; write test plans and monitor execution.
• Produce safety artifacts: system safety analyses, FMEA, fault trees, and traceability to requirements and regulations.
• Coordinate across manufacturing, avionics, supplier management, flight operations, safety, and regulatory teams to deliver compliant solutions.
• Mentor production teams and suppliers on design intent and troubleshooting to reduce recurrence.
• Rapidly troubleshoot production issues on the line and at supplier facilities; define corrective actions and design changes to improve build accuracy, producibility, and safety.

Skills

Flight control systems

Requirements development

System architecture analysis

Systems Safety Analysis

FMEA/FTA

AR P4754/ARP4761

Regulatory interfaces

Iron bird testing

Preliminary design reviews

Education

Bachelor of Science degree

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Job description

ACL Digital seeks a Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer to support a Washington-based client in a contract role. You will analyze fleet anomalies, develop mitigation plans, and coordinate with avionics, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to deliver compliant solutions.

The ideal candidate holds a B.S. in engineering and 5+ years in aerospace or regulated environments, with hands-on test experience, safety analyses, and familiarity with ARP4754/ARP4761.