Aerospace Systems Engineering & Testing Lead

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with employer match and profit 分享

Health and wellness benefits

Learning & Development opportunities

Referral program

Competitive pay

Recognition

Employee stock purchase plan

Inclusive & supportive culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking an experienced Sr Manager of Systems Engineering & Testing in Shelby, NC. You will lead a ~10-12 person systems engineering team across modeling, requirements, safety, and testing to ensure flight-critical actuation systems meet standards.

The role requires 15–20 years in aerospace systems engineering and DO-254/DO-178/ARP-4754 guidance with proven leadership and customer liaison capabilities. A strong governance track record is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or equivalent) required.
• Master's degree in engineering preferred.
• 15-20 years aerospace systems engineering and test management experience required.
• 15-20 years experience in requirements-based development per ARP-4754, DO-254, DO-178, DO-160 for actuation systems preferred.
• Experience managing an engineering department with solid line reporting.
• Experience communicating with customers on technical topics, progress, and issues.
• Experience in bid & proposal creation (technical proposals, NRE estimates).
• Experience using DOORS for requirements management (flow down, decomposition, derivation, traceability, validation and verification).
• Experience using Simulink for system-level physics models for actuation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide management direction to the systems engineering department.
• Oversee system modeling, requirements, safety & reliability, and product testing activities.
• Lead communication with customers on technical topics and project status.
• Allocate resources and drive department governance and KPIs.
• Guide root cause and corrective action initiatives (8D, A4, 5-Why, Ishikawa).

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Customer communication

Resource allocation

Team supervision

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

DOORS

Simulink

LabVIEW

Job description

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking an experienced Sr Manager of Systems Engineering & Testing in Shelby, NC. You will lead a ~10-12 person systems engineering team across modeling, requirements, safety, and testing to ensure flight-critical actuation systems meet standards.

The role requires 15–20 years in aerospace systems engineering and DO-254/DO-178/ARP-4754 guidance with proven leadership and customer liaison capabilities. A strong governance track record is essential.