Aerospace Systems Engineer: Control Architecture & Simulation

Whippany Actuation Systems; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

ID protection

Legal insurance

Pet insurance

Tuition assistance program

Employee assistance program

401K with immediate company match

Life insurance

AD&D coverage

Short- and long-term disability

12 paid holidays

Vacation

Sick/personal time

Job summary

Whippany Actuation Systems, a fast-paced aerospace manufacturer, seeks a Systems Engineer to define architecture for military and aerospace electromechanical systems and to model electrical and mechanical components. You will drive architecture decisions, coordinate designs, and support qualification testing while producing technical proposals and documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, 3 years in aerospace/defense, travel up to 10%, and US work authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• 3 years' engineering experience working in aerospace, defense or an equivalent high technology manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 10%.
• Authorization to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture design decisions in control system approaches for aircraft performance and requirements tracking.
• Lead internal system design decisions based on customer requirements and coordinate electrical system designs for production and retrofit.
• Write technical documentation and proposals in response to customer inquiries.
• Participate in a cross-functional team to support electrical engineering designs for manufacturability, reliability, and cost targets.
• Perform MATLAB simulation modeling.
• Travel occasionally for customer visits and industry meetings.

Skills

System architecture

Electrical design

Requirement tracking

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering

Masters' degree (preferred)

Tools

DOORS

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Whippany Actuation Systems, a fast-paced aerospace manufacturer, seeks a Systems Engineer to define architecture for military and aerospace electromechanical systems and to model electrical and mechanical components. You will drive architecture decisions, coordinate designs, and support qualification testing while producing technical proposals and documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering, 3 years in aerospace/defense, travel up to 10%, and US work authorization.