Avionics Subsystems Systems Engineer

Creotech Instruments; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Sports card

Competitive salary

Job summary

Creotech Instruments in the United States (New York) seeks a systems engineer to derive, allocate, and manage subsystem and equipment requirements with full traceability to system-level goals.

You will coordinate interfaces between avionics, platform subsystems, payload, and flight software; perform analyses, trade studies, and risk management; contribute to verification plans and testing; and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• MSc or higher degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Experience with requirements engineering and interface management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Derive, allocate, and manage subsystem and equipment requirements with full traceability to system-level requirements.
• Manage technical interfaces between avionics, platform subsystems, payload, and flight software.
• Support trade studies, risk management, and technical decision-making for subsystems and equipment.
• Perform analyses and maintain avionics budgets (power, processing, data throughput, memory, bandwidth).
• Define verification, qualification, and acceptance testing for subsystems and equipment.
• Support anomaly investigations and engineering changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead subsystem-level FMEA/FMECA.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements engineering

Interface management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

English fluency

Education

MSc or higher in Aerospace Engineering or related

Tools

SpaceWire

CAN

Ethernet

ECSS CCSDS standards

Job description

• Derive, allocate, and manage subsystemand equipmentrequirements with full traceability to system-level requirements.
• Managing technical interfaces between avionics equipment, platform subsystems, payload, and flight software.
• Supporting technical decision-making, trade studies, and risk management for the subsystem and equipment level solutions.
• Perform applicable analyses and maintain avionics budgets such as power, processing, data throughput, memory, and communication bandwidth.
• Define subsystem and equipment verification and support qualification and acceptance testing.
• Support anomaly investigations, risk management, and engineering change activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead subsystem level FMEA/FMECA
• MSc or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Well established understanding of systems engineering processes;
• Experience with requirements engineering, interface management
• Experience preparing technical specifications, ICDs, and verification documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a systems-thinking approach.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in systems engineering of spacecraft avionics or complex aerospace electronic systems.
• Strong knowledge of spacecraft avionics, including OBDH, EPS, TT&C, and onboard communication protocols (e.g., SpaceWire, CAN, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with spacecraft development standards (ECSS, CCSDS, or equivalent).
• Experience in working on systems with flight heritage (TRL 9);
• Experience in working with European Space Agency,European Commission and European Defense Agency.

We offer

• Work in a friendly, well-coordinated team of enthusiasts
• Stable employment in a modern company with an established market position
• Attractive salary and benefits package (e.g., private medical care, sports card)
• Opportunities for professional development and participation in innovative projects