LEAD ANALYST - LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Systems Engineer

Southwest Research Institute; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company is seeking a System Engineer to lead the development of avionics systems and interact with clients to establish system requirements. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Responsibilities include leading multi-disciplinary teams and utilizing Model Based Systems Engineering processes. The role is based in the US with potential locations in San Antonio, Texas or Dayton, Ohio.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in developing and deriving Systems Engineering requirements in Avionics applications.
• Fundamental understanding of MOSA, SOSA, FACE, and GRA architectures.
• Clear understanding of engineering disciplines in avionics development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and test embedded complex flight worthy systems.
• Establish system technical requirements and facilitate specification documents.
• Develop System level and LRU Architectures.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Client Interaction

Model Based Systems Engineering

Team Leadership

Avionics Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics or equivalent

Job description

The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality technology on new and legacy DoD systems. This includes avionics, mission LRU's, flight worthy payloads, ground aerospace systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML for DoD platforms.

Objectives of this Role:

• Responsible to develop System level and LRU Architectures.
• Lead the development of CONOPS, develop requirements, allocate requirements to engineering teams, and test LRU/Systems.
• Guide multi-disciplinary engineering teams to develop hardware, firmware, and software for complex flight worthy avionics/mission LRU's/payload hardware.
• Interact directly with clients to establish system requirements and architectures to meet client expectations.
• Provide technical project leadership throughout each program.
• Must be willing to travel.
• Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to support system designs/architectures.
• Support department management in specific marketing activities, proposal development of embedded avionics programs, and in the development of product/technical roadmaps.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• System Engineer over embedded avionics/aerospace programs.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and test embedded complex flight worthy systems. This includes electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and AI/ML.
• Meet with internal and external customers to establish system technical requirements and facilitate development of specification documents and system architectures.
• Lead trade analyses within and across the relevant domains.
• Work with stakeholders to allocate functions to components/systems and develop those allocations into requirements for the engineers, designers, and managers to design, develop, integrate and test.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics or equivalent degree field.
• Fundamental understanding of MOSA, SOSA, FACE, and GRA architectures.
• 10+ years: Experience developing, deriving, and allocating tiered Systems Engineering requirements in Avionics applications/LRU's.
• Broad, basic understanding of engineering activities/disciplines in avionics development (e.g. Systems, Hardware Development, Firmware, software, Integration, Testing, Bid and Proposal efforts, CONOPS, Qualification, Certification, System Safety, FMEA, Lab activities, etc).
• Experience developing Architectures and basic/Intermediate experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE).
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Dayton, Ohio

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An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.