Engineer Systems 3

Apex Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

EAP counseling

Certification prep

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems, based in San Diego, seeks a Systems Engineer to support certification efforts across aerospace platforms. The role requires on-site collaboration to realize certification objectives across the product lifecycle.

You will work with multiple disciplines to translate requirements into criteria, maintain type design data, and collaborate across all organizational levels in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD in STEM required.
• Minimum experience: 5 years with BSc, 3 with MSc, or 1 with PhD.

Responsibilities

• Develop airworthiness plans, bases of certification, and means of compliance.
• Coordinate with design, fabrication, testing, installation, operations, maintenance, and disposal.

Skills

Certification planning

Airworthiness guidelines

Unmanned systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science

PhD

Job description

Job#: 3056598

Job Description:

Systems Engineer

Location:

San Diego, California (On-site)

Role Overview

An opportunity is available for a Systems Engineer to join a dedicated team of engineering professionals supporting certification efforts across various advanced aerospace platforms. The successful candidate will ensure the logical and systematic realization of certification objectives into comprehensive system solutions throughout the product lifecycle. This role requires on-site collaboration in San Diego, California, within a fast-paced and technically diverse environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs technical planning and verification support, including the development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, and means of compliance.
• Reviews and coordinates with engineering disciplines across the total system, including design, fabrication, testing, installation, operations, maintenance, and disposal.
• Performs functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies to translate requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
• Ensures the logical and systematic realization of certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle.
• Manages and maintains type design data and verification evidence in support of military type certifications and continued airworthiness.
• Collaborates across all organizational levels in a team-oriented setting to meet high expectations and manage diverse assignments.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline; or a Master of Science; or a PhD.

Experience:

Five years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or three years of related experience with a Master's degree; or one year of related experience with a PhD.

Technical Skills:

Proven experience developing plans and bases of certification, familiarity with standard military airworthiness guidelines, and experience working with unmanned or remotely piloted aerial systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with military aircraft development or modification programs.
• Ability to initiate certification process improvement initiatives.
• Experience in systems engineering disciplines such as structures, flight technology, avionics, payload integration, system safety, or flight testing.
• Familiarity with airworthiness policy directives, instructions, and bulletins.
• Experience with Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS), including scheduling, variance analysis, and forecasting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.