Lead Aircraft Systems Integration Engineer

Total Aviation Staffing; Firebaugh (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site or hybrid work model

Job summary

Total Aviation Staffing, LLC is recruiting for a Lead Aircraft Systems Integration Engineer for Eagle Field Airport, Firebaugh, CA. The role offers on-site or hybrid work with coordinated visits to Eagle Field and potential relocation support.

You will own aircraft-level functional architecture, define drive and flight modes, and manage interfaces across propulsion, batteries, avionics, and other subsystems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in aircraft/complex-vehicle systems engineering with technical leadership and integration experience.
• Strong experience resolving aircraft subsystem issues and testing engineering prototypes.
• US work authorization without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own aircraft-level functional architecture and cross-system interfaces.
• Define drive, flight and conversion modes, and manage transitions and fault behaviors.
• Control interfaces across propulsion, batteries, avionics and other systems.
• Resolve competing needs between systems and make trade-off calls.
• Lead integration and troubleshoot failures on engineering prototypes.
• Maintain traceability and configuration records.
• Coordinate technical readiness and safety constraints with specialists.

Skills

Aircraft systems

Systems integration

MBSE SysML

MATLAB/Simulink

Prototype testing

Traceability

Education

Bachelor's in aerospace, electrical, mechanical or systems engineering

Tools

MBSE/SysML

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Lead Aircraft Systems Integration Engineer

Pay: Competitive pay.

Location: Eagle Field Airport, Firebaugh, CA. Bay Area / Palo Alto candidates preferred; relocation candidates welcome.

Schedule: Full-time. On-site or hybrid; hands-on development and integration work with coordinated visits to Eagle Field.

About the opportunity

Our client is a growing aviation startup building a hybrid-electric drive-and-fly vehicle. They need a hands-on technical lead to own aircraft-level functional architecture and the interfaces between systems.

You'll join the engineering organization under the CTO's technical leadership, working alongside structural stress and airframe design leads. Hiring is targeted for year-end 2026.

What you'll do

• Own aircraft-level functional architecture and cross-system interfaces.
• Define drive, flight and conversion modes, and manage transitions and fault behaviors.
• Control interfaces across propulsion, batteries, avionics and other systems.
• Resolve competing needs between systems and make the trade-off calls.
• Lead integration and troubleshoot failures on engineering prototypes.
• Maintain traceability and configuration records.
• Coordinate technical readiness and safety constraints with specialists.

What you need

• Bachelor's in aerospace, electrical, mechanical or systems engineering, or equivalent expertise.
• 8+ years in aircraft/complex-vehicle systems engineering with technical leadership and integration experience.
• Strong experience resolving aircraft subsystem issues and testing engineering prototypes.
• U.S. work authorization without visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Hybrid-electric, eVTOL or rotorcraft experience.
• Tools such as MBSE/SysML or MATLAB/Simulink.
• Practical use of AI tools or automation, with examples you can verify.

Competitive pay. Further compensation details will be shared during the process.