Aerospace Systems Engineer

Near Earth Autonomy, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Life insurance; long-term and short‑t.

Job summary

Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer to contribute to autonomy systems for aviation. You will work within a cross-functional product team to author requirements, define architecture, and support design reviews, verification, and field testing.

Travel to field tests occurs roughly 1–3 times per quarter, with time mainly in the office and some remote work. The role requires 5+ years in Systems Engineering for Aerospace, with helicopter experience preferred, and a degree in Aerospace

Qualifications

• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills are essential.
• Experience with modification and test programs for aircraft avionics or controls is required.
• Ability to assess tasks and apply appropriate processes, tools, and levels of formality and to adapt to changes in course.

Responsibilities

• Development: define system architecture, interfaces, component specs, and do requirements tracing.
• Verification: plan and execute requirements verification, unit tests, integration tests, and flight testing.
• Release management: manage version control, maintain documentation, and handle hardware/software configuration.

Skills

Communication skills

Aerospace experience

Self-motivation

Multitasking in fast-paced environment

Adaptability to processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

Near Earth Autonomy is creating a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe. Our technology enables aircraft ranging in scale from sub-meter to full scale to autonomously inspect, map, survey, and transport. We are serious about system design, development, real-world testing, and delivering to customers working, useful systems.

Job Responsibilities and Duties

The Systems Engineer (SE) will contribute to the development of autonomy systems for aviation. This role will support the development, integration, and testing process, focusing on requirements authoring and validation, system definition, design reviews, developmental testing, and hardware, software, and system verification. The SE will be embedded in a cross-functional product team, working closely with hardware, software, and robotics engineers, technical managers, and flight operations staff. The SE will help to improve systems processes over time to enable operational deployment of safe and effective autonomous aircraft.

Summary of roles and responsibilities for this position:

• Development:
  • System architecture definition via diagrams and documentation
  • Interface definition and control
  • Component specification, selection, and integration
  • Requirements authoring and validation
  • Tracing of requirements, system components (hardware and software), and test artifacts
  • Preparing and presenting design reviews
• Verification:
  • Requirements verification through test planning and execution
  • Component- and system-level verification and validation
  • Software unit test, integration testing, simulation, and flight testing
• Release management:
  • Version control for iterative development with staged releases
  • Maintaining system documentation
  • Hardware and software configuration management

This role includes travel approximately once to three times per quarter for field testing. This position will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, with time primarily in the office and a portion of time in the field. Occasional (less than 20%) remote work is available.

Due to the nature of Near Earth's funding, this position is restricted to US persons.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
• 5+ years of industry experience in Systems Engineering for Aerospace, with helicopter experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or another relevant engineering field
• Experience with modification and test programs for aircraft avionics or controls
• Ability to assess tasks and apply appropriate processes, tools, and levels of formality and to adapt to changes in course
• Ability to work independently and balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excitement to help build the future of autonomous aviation

Desired Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in adapting airframes to support experimental capabilities and specialized mission sets
• Experience in autonomous systems
• Experience with software requirements and verification
• Experience with safety critical software systems
• Stock options
• 401(k) plan
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Life insurance; long-term and short-term disability benefits

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