Entry-Level Systems Engineer — Unmanned Systems & Simulation

BlueHalo; Petaluma (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment is hiring an entry-level Systems Engineer I in Petaluma, CA. You will collaborate with design, controls, and senior engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures for unmanned systems used in defense and commercial applications.

You will participate in requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, testing, and validation, using tools across engineering, computer science, and math. The role emphasizes teamwork and growth in MBSE practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, CS/Engineering, Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Familiarity with C/C++ and Matlab is required.
• Ideal candidate is interested in Model Based Engineering architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down.
• Allocate requirements to subsystems & engineering coordination.
• Evaluate system performance thresholds and provide direction.
• Develop instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition.
• Define system build in test for fault detection, isolation, recovery.
• Define ground system warnings, cautions, notifications.
• Assist in requirements and specification reviews.
• Prototype autonomous systems and validate designs through purpose designed experiments.
• Provide input for model development and simulation analysis.
• Support design and analysis tasks using AeroVironment and industry tools.
• Write system requirements, system test plans, and assist in validation testing.
• Learn to use professional concepts and build stable working relationships internally.
• Work on problems of limited scope and follow company procedures.

Skills

C/C++

Matlab

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Simulink

Ansys

Solidworks

ROS

Job description

AeroVironment is hiring an entry-level Systems Engineer I in Petaluma, CA. You will collaborate with design, controls, and senior engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures for unmanned systems used in defense and commercial applications.

You will participate in requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, testing, and validation, using tools across engineering, computer science, and math. The role emphasizes teamwork and growth in MBSE practices.