Principal HWIL Engineer: Lead Missile Avionics & GNC

BlueHalo; Arizona; On-site; USD 138,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Principal HWIL Engineer to architect, develop, integrate, and deploy HWIL systems for GNC and missile subsystems. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and own the full lifecycle from requirements to deployment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 12+ years in hardware design and avionics integration; missile experience is preferred. ITAR/EAR compliance is essential; Secret clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering; master's preferred.
• 12+ years in electrical hardware design and avionics integration.
• Experience designing, building, deploying HWIL or system test systems.
• Experience leading small engineering teams.
• Background in missile or hypersonic systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define HWIL system architecture for NGCM baseline and variants.
• Draft hardware and software requirements for HWIL drawers and subsystems.
• Develop ICDs, FBDs, wiring diagrams, and test procedures.
• Ensure configuration control of HWIL data packages.
• Design, build, test, and deploy complete HWIL systems.
• Lead integration of avionics, GEU, seeker, CAS, and propulsion interfaces.
• Support TRR, ATP, and QTP events.
• Develop V&V strategies for GNC algorithms.

Skills

Electrical/Computer eng degree

HWIL design experience

Avionics integration

Team leadership

ITAR compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's preferred

Tools

MATLAB

ICD/DWG documentation tools

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Principal HWIL Engineer to architect, develop, integrate, and deploy HWIL systems for GNC and missile subsystems. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and own the full lifecycle from requirements to deployment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 12+ years in hardware design and avionics integration; missile experience is preferred. ITAR/EAR compliance is essential; Secret clearance may be required.