GNSS Design Assurance Systems Engineer

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Design Assurance Systems Engineer to advance GNSS mission-critical systems and DO-278A certification efforts at the Pickle Research Campus in Austin. The role involves translating sponsor requirements into verifiable design objectives and coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure safety and compliance.

You will elicit requirements, perform safety analyses, map to Design Assurance levels, and lead DA reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in science, applied science, or engineering.
• Three years of relevant professional work experience developing systems requirements and systems designs.
• Demonstrated experience with design assurance or safety/certification practices for technical systems (e.g. aviation, safety-critical, or other regulated industries).
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, evaluate, and support the development of large and complex systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to communicate technical detail to staff and stakeholders of varying backgrounds and experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and collaboratively, with a strong commitment to contribution and enabling the entire team.

Responsibilities

• Elicit systems scope and requirements from stakeholders for use in systems designs, allocating and deriving requirements to support certification
• Conduct Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) allocations and identify safety-critical system interfaces to define objectives for system safety
• Identify evidence supporting the achievement of Design Assurance (DA) levels and map to Design Assurance objectives
• Communicate work process, products, and results, including documentation, written reports, and briefs presented to stakeholders
• Participate in Agile process, backlog management, and project decomposition into components and actionable units of work
• Provide Design Assurance Engineering Analysis and DA Reviews support, including gap analysis based on the final Program Requirements Document (fPRD), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), and other safety artifacts
• Perform engineering estimates, guide project schedules, and identify dependencies
• Conduct engineering evaluations, such as trade studies, reliability analysis, functional analysis, risk analysis assessments
• Other related functions as assigned

Skills

Systems requirements

System design

Technical communication

Independent & team collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Agile work style

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Post-graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

MBSE tools

Structurizr

Jira

Job description

The Space and Geophysics Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Design Assurance Systems Engineer to advance GNSS mission-critical systems and DO-278A certification efforts at the Pickle Research Campus in Austin. The role involves translating sponsor requirements into verifiable design objectives and coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure safety and compliance.

You will elicit requirements, perform safety analyses, map to Design Assurance levels, and lead DA reviews.