Electrical Systems Engineer

AMETEK, Inc.; Harleysville (PA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer in Harleysville, PA to advance aircraft avionics interfaces and sub-systems. You will lead system design, requirements decomposition, and testing to support certification activities.

The role requires an engineering degree and strong experience with ARP4754A, DO-178/DO-254, and DOORS tooling, with collaboration across multiple engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• Experience with AI tools to improve productivity and decision making.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A, DO-178/DO-254 standards is preferred.
• Experience with avionics, safety, certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop system requirements and architecture for aircraft avionics.
• Decompose requirements and verify design to meet regulatory needs.
• Create and execute system test procedures and validation plans.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams across disciplines.
• Prepare FAA certification documentation and lifecycle plans.

Skills

AI tools usage

Systems design

Requirements management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical & electronics)

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

dxl scripting

Requirements automation

Job description

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This is for anElectrical Systems Engineerposition in the Engineering department of the AMETEK PDS Electrical Power Distribution team. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for System interface of aircraft avionics system, aircraft interface device, computing device, electrical sub-systems, development assurance (ARP4754A), validation & verification and traceability of requirements. Also, you will be responsible for systems design, system level requirements development, decomposing requirements, testing, and supporting FAA certification documentation.

This role will be based in our Harleysville, PA. office.

Position Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Demonstrate excellence in development of electrical sub-systems or high-integrity aircraft network system / aircraft interface device / computing devices
• Demonstrate excellence in system design, integration & testing.
• Develop system test procedures.
• Perform requirements management in DOORS.
• Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, functional requirements and regulatory requirements.
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions.
• Coordinates with engineering functions to define requirements related to safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialty engineering groups.
• Develops the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes.
• Resolves cross-functional technical issues.
• Present requirements, design and/or development revisions and changes to formal change boards.
• Tests and validates to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements.

Job Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in an applicable engineering field is required
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Working experience in a couple of areas from the following:
  • Electrical sub-systems: Electrical Power Systems- Main AC, DC Standby, Backup Electrical Power, Electrical Load Management, electrical power generation, proximity sensing systems, exterior lighting, systems card files, window heat system, distribution, power conversion topologies and auto transformers
  • Network Systems: Connectivity systems/network systems, inflight connectivity systems, data load, health management BIT, hardware requirements
• Perform requirements development, system architecture, design, verification and validation for airplane systems.
• Working experience on ARP 4754 & ARP-4761, DO-178, DO-160 & DO-254 Standards
• Working experience on MIL STD 704 & MIL STD 461 standards
• Systems testing knowledge and hands on experience in using test equipment
• Hands on experience on IBM Rational DOORS / dxl scripting / automation for productivity in requirements management is required
• Performs system analyses activities for safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, regulatory and certification
• Strong written, verbal communication with engineers, management, and non-engineering support staff
• Experience in working with suppliers or other external stakeholders is preferred
• INCOSE certification on systems engineering is an added advantagebut not required
• Detailed knowledge of FAA certification and airworthiness requirements is highly desired.
• Experience in test planning, setup, test development, execution, conducting tests in a lab or production environment
• Experience in performing design, integration, and/or testing on avionics sub-systems, performing environmental testing

Typical Education & Experience: Engineering degree (Electrical & electronics , Electronics & communication) and 5 to 10 years related work experience, a master’s degree and 3+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

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Salary Minimum: 100,000

Salary Maximum: 135,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500. Visithttps://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].