Avionics Integration Engineer — Shape Next‑Gen Aircraft

Cessna Aircraft Company; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work schedule

80 hours Personal Time Off (PTO)

120 hours Vacation time

12-13 paid holidays per year

6 weeks parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health insurance

On-site clinic, pharmacy, PT, and lic.

Job summary

Bell invites engineers to join the Avionics Integration team at the Fort Worth, TX headquarters to develop, manage, and communicate integration and test requirements for military upgrade programs. The role focuses on AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom projects, with hands-on design, testing, and collaboration across internal and external partners.

Requirements include a bachelor’s in engineering, 2+ years of experience, and the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required; Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience in requirements definition/verification, integration, configuration management and system safety.
• Integration experience with systems such as Multi-function Displays, Digital Map, GPS, IFF, ADS-B, TCAS, ILS, Radar Altimeter, Air Data, MUOS, VHF/UHF radios, SATCOM or Datalinks.
• Experience with qualification to RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to investigate, design, develop, implement, test and analyze avionics system integrations.
• Perform hardware and software integration testing of multiple systems in a systems integration lab.
• Support all development phases from design through flight test and production to meet customer requirements.
• Create system performance specifications, interface control documents, and test plans/procedures.
• Perform air vehicle and systems-level analysis to verify required performance.
• Suggest design improvements or spiral opportunities to enhance avionics and weapon system capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight of subcontractors and coordinate with Business Development for solutions.

Skills

Engineering degree

Electrical engineering (preferred)

2+ years engineering experience

System integration experience

Do-160 & MIL-STD compliance

Coordination across orgs

Security clearance

Innovative mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Other engineering degrees considered with integration experience

Job description

Bell invites engineers to join the Avionics Integration team at the Fort Worth, TX headquarters to develop, manage, and communicate integration and test requirements for military upgrade programs. The role focuses on AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom projects, with hands-on design, testing, and collaboration across internal and external partners.

Requirements include a bachelor’s in engineering, 2+ years of experience, and the ability to obtain a security clearance.