FA-18 Hornet Systems Engineer – Integration & Test

New Directions Technologies, Inc; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

New Directions Technologies, Inc. in California is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the F/A-18 A-D Hornet Team.

The role covers requirements development, subsystem integration, interface definition, test planning and execution, and technical documentation across multiple aircraft systems. The ideal candidate will have a solid systems-engineering foundation, the ability to decompose complex requirements, and coordination skills with engineers, project officers, test personnel, and

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand interactions and dependencies among multiple hardware, software, and/or subsystem elements.
• Ability to travel if required.
• Experience with requirements-management, configuration-management, or systems-modeling tools.
• Demonstrated experience with requirements decomposition and traceability.
• System or subsystem architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Decompose system-level requirements into clear, traceable functional, subsystem, interface, and verification requirements.
• Develop, review, and update systems-engineering documentation.
• Support requirement implementation and analysis, including data exchange between aircraft subsystems.
• Develop test and evaluation products, including test objectives, test points, procedures, expected results, and discrepancy documentation.
• Support execution of system, subsystem, integration, and regression testing; analyze results and document findings.
• Assist with planning and coordinating integration activities across FA-18 A-D subsystems and associated support organizations.
• Coordinate with project officers and technical team members to ensure requirements are implemented, traced, and adequately verified.
• Prepare technical status updates, risk items, issue summaries, and briefing materials for project teams and leadership.
• Participate in peer reviews of requirements, interface, test, architecture, and other engineering-baseline documentation.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

New Directions Technologies, Inc. in California is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the F/A-18 A-D Hornet Team.

The role covers requirements development, subsystem integration, interface definition, test planning and execution, and technical documentation across multiple aircraft systems. The ideal candidate will have a solid systems-engineering foundation, the ability to decompose complex requirements, and coordination skills with engineers, project officers, test personnel, and