Aircraft & Store Integration Engineer - Journeyman

Canvas; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas Inc. is seeking an Aircraft & Store Integration Engineer to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin AFB, FL. You will work within a multidisciplinary team across DoD lifecycle phases, handling requirements, design, documentation, and program milestones.

Citizenship: US; Clearance: Secret. Bachelor's degree with 5+ years or Master's with 3+ years in related fields; ABET accreditation preferred. Onsite role with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience or Master's with 3+ years.
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs or similar engineering environments.
• Experience supporting system development, integration, and/or sustainment activities.
• Experience establishing and managing Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG) and developing Interface Control Plans (ICP).
• Experience integrating weapons and carriage systems into aircraft and/or airborne platforms and managing mission planning system changes (JMPS).
• ABET-accredited engineering program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities across all phases of the DoD acquisition lifecycle.
• Support requirements development, analysis, traceability, and verification.
• Conduct system design, integration, and technical analysis activities.
• Develop and review technical documentation, including specifications and interface documents.
• Support technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and program milestones.
• Collaborate with program management, logistics, test, and cybersecurity teams.
• Analyze system performance and recommend design or process improvements.
• Support risk identification, analysis, and mitigation planning.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements analysis

Interface control

Documentation

Program liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Master's degree in related discipline

ABET-accredited program

Tools

JMPS

MIL-STD standards

Interface Control Documents

Job description

Canvas Inc,. is hiring for Aircraft & Store Integration Engineer supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Air Dominance Division (AFLCMC/EBA) at Eglin AFB, FL.

Duties May Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Support systems engineering activities across all phases of the DoD acquisition lifecycle (Materiel Solution Analysis through Operations & Support)
• Support requirements development, analysis, traceability, and verification
• Conduct system design, integration, and technical analysis activities
• Develop and review technical documentation, including specifications, interface documents, and engineering reports
• Support technical reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR) and program milestone activities
• Collaborate with program management, logistics, test, and cybersecurity teams to ensure integrated system performance
• Analyze system performance and recommend design or process improvements
• Support risk identification, analysis, and mitigation planning
• Provide technical input to acquisition documentation and program decision-makingchnical input to acquisition documentation and program decision-making

Minimum Required Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen

Clearance: Secret clearance

Education And Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in related discipline and 5 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science degree in related discipline and 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs or similar engineering environments
• Experience supporting system development, integration, and/or sustainment activities
• Experience establishing and managing Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG), and the development of Interface Control Plans (ICP).
• Experience integrating weapons and carriage systems into the aircraft and/or airborne platform Operational Flight Programs (OFP); management of the development, update, and assessment of proposed changes to mission planning systems such as the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) to support the activities necessary to accomplish mission planning for weapon systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate and/or graduate engineering degree from a college or university with an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering program.
• Experience with armament systems (air-to-air, air-to-surface munitions, missiles, or related systems)
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition lifecycle processes and DoDI 5000 series

Technical Skills

• Knowledge and experience in analyzing host aircraft/store compatibility requirements and developing interface control documents for captive carriage and release/launch of Armament Systems in compliance with MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-3014, MIL-A-8591, and Universal Armament Interface (UAI) protocols.
• Knowledge and experience in the mechanical, aerodynamic, electrical, logical, and logistical compatibility between United States (US) and foreign fighter/bomber/UAV aircraft, suspension and release equipment, and stores (including their embedded computer hardware and software systems).
• Knowledge and experience with aircraft and store electrical power and avionics systems (i.e., seeker, sensors, fire control, mission computer, pilot/vehicle interface, stores management system, GPS, INS, control actuators).

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to operate independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to support complex, mission-critical programs
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Onsite: Eglin AFB, FL

Travel: May be required up to 10% depending on program needs