Avionics Lead — Certification & Systems Engineering

Associates Systems LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Avionics Engineering Lead to ensure design compliance and support technical certification activities for avionics systems. This role involves close interaction with airworthiness authorities and requires expertise in avionics design, testing, and analysis for developmental aircraft. The ideal candidate will coordinate type design documentation and lead avionics specialists, ensuring compliance with certification rules while fostering a collaborative environment. If you have a passion for aerospace engineering and a commitment to excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in avionics design, testing, and analysis.
• Expertise in cockpit integration and compliance with certification rules.

Responsibilities

• Ensure design compliance with airworthiness authorities and manage technical exchanges.
• Support avionics testing and analysis to demonstrate compliance with certification rules.

Skills

Avionics Design Compliance

Technical Certification Activities

DO-178 Software Assurance

DO-254 Hardware Assurance

Electrical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Education

BS degree in Electrical Engineering

BS degree in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Avionics Engineering Lead
Onsite Philadelphia Pa
Hybrid work schedule
Full time -direct hire

-Ensure design compliance, maintaining close interaction with airworthiness authorities, including authorities’ representatives (FAA) and delegates (DER), and involving day-by-day technical exchanges, recurring meetings and reviews.
-Support the technical certification activities for the Avionics System, planning and execution through demonstration of design compliance with applicable rules, including definition of System Certification Plan, Certification Test Plans, Certification Test Reports and Issue Papers.
-Support activities for equipment request of conformity and qualification test setup.
-Support discussions and review for equipment certification process, including DO-178 SW and DO 254 HW SOI Process Assurance with authorities.
-Support avionics testing and analysis, necessary to show compliance with certification rules consistent with program priorities and departmental best practices.
-Coordinate the substantiation of type design documentation required to meet
the approved certification basis, providing expertise for resolution of non-compliance,
support releasing of test plans/reports in accordance to program milestones.
-Support onsite prototypes technical activities and manufacturing line acting as
Engineering POC leading the avionics specialists in US. Work closely with the technical disciplines

Qualifications for Position:
Education
BS degree in Electrical, Aerospace Engineering;
Experience
Five+ years of technical experience involved in design, test, and analysis of avionics and electrical components and systems for developmental aircraft including cockpit integration expertise.