Senior Avionics Engineer

Jobtailor; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Warner Robins, GA is seeking a senior Systems Engineer to provide expert guidance across planning, design, integration, and verification of complex air system hardware and software. You will translate customer needs into specifications, support hardware/software development, and participate in reviews and audits such as PDRs, CDRs, and FATs, while maintaining TS/SCI eligibility.

Candidates should have advanced engineering degrees and extensive DoD/ISR/SOF experience; ABET

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in a related field with ten years of experience, five of which must be in the DoD or other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline, five of which must be in the DoD or other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.
• Must have an ABET-accredited engineering program for degree requirements (e.g., electrical, mechanical, aerospace).
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI must be obtainable and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and assistance with systems engineering processes across planning, analysis, design, configuration management, development, integration, verification and validation, and cost and risk.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Work with design, development, and test teams in support of advanced software/hardware efforts.
• Provide highly technical expertise and guidance in solving complex engineering problems.
• Perform in all phases of hardware development, integration/implementation, and analysis.
• Participate in hardware evaluations.
• Develop standards and guidelines for tasks being performed.
• Develop technical requirements based on operational scenarios for highly complex systems/subsystems including Tailored Airworthiness Certification Criteria (TACC) or modification of criteria in MACC.
• Participate in TIMs, PDRs, CDRs, PCAs, FCAs, FATs, and CCB/AW.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Hardware Development

Software Development

Configuration Management

Verification and Validation

Risk Analysis

Cost Analysis

Technical Documentation

Airworthiness Criteria

Education

Master’s in Engineering

Doctorate in Engineering

ABET Accreditation

Tools

Technical Interchange Meetings

Preliminary Design Reviews

Critical Design Reviews

Physical Configuration Audits

Functional Configuration Audits

Job description

• Provide advice and assistance with systems engineering processes, including planning, analysis, design, configuration management, development, integration, verification and validation, and cost and risk.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Work with the design, development, and test teams in support of advanced software/hardware efforts.
• Provide highly technical expertise and guidance in solving complex engineering problems.
• Perform in all phases of hardware development, integration/implementation, and analysis.
• Participate in hardware evaluations.
• Develop standards and guidelines for tasks being performed.
• Develop technical requirements based on operational scenarios, across all phases of system development (including concept exploration, design, integration, test, and fielding) for highly complex systems/subsystems including the generation of Tailored Airworthiness Certification Criteria (TACC) or the modification of such criteria in the Modified Airworthiness Certification Criteria (MACC).
• Participate in events such as, but not limited to, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), First Article Tests (FATs), and Configuration Change Boards for Airworthiness (CCB/AW).

Requirements

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD or other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.
• OR, bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD or other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.
• Must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree with a major in engineering from a college or university with an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering program(s) for the degree requirements of the position (e.g., electrical, mechanical, aerospace).
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering processes, including planning, analysis, design, and integration of complex systems. Proficient in translating customer requirements into technical specifications and developing standards for hardware and software development.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Systems Engineering Processes
• Technical Requirements Development
• Hardware Development and Integration
• DoD ISR/SOF Experience
• TS/SCI Security Clearance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Systems Engineering
• Hardware Development
• Software Development
• Configuration Management
• Verification and Validation
• Risk Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Technical DocumentationIntegration Testing
• Airworthiness Certification Criteria

Soft Skills

• Problem Solving
• Technical Guidance
• Collaboration
• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering
• ABET Accreditation

Industry Keywords

• DoD
• USG
• ISR
• SOF
• Airworthiness

Tools & Technologies

• Technical Interchange Meetings
• Preliminary Design Reviews
• Critical Design Reviews
• Physical Configuration Audits
• Functional Configuration Audits