Senior Avionics Systems Engineer — Lead & Certify

Thomas Global; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Innovative team

Job summary

Thomas Global Systems in Irvine, California, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership across avionics and defense electronic systems. You will define and manage system requirements and architecture, guide multidisciplinary teams, and serve as a key interface with customers and certification authorities.

This on-site role covers the full lifecycle from concept through delivery and sustainment, with a base salary range of $150,000 - $170,000 DOE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer or Software Engineering; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive systems engineering experience in avionics, aerospace or defense.
• Experience with DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Jira tools.
• Strong knowledge of civil aviation certification and/or defense airworthiness knowledge.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of system requirements, architectures, interfaces and operational concepts for avionics and defense electronic systems.
• Own hardware, firmware and software requirements allocation, trade studies, major technical decisions and bidirectional traceability.
• Control electrical, mechanical, firmware, software and data interfaces and interface documentation across internal and external organizations.
• Lead system integration, safety analyses, environmental qualification, acceptance testing, anomaly disposition and verification closure.
• Lead civil certification and military airworthiness or customer qualification, coordinating with customers and authorities.

Skills

System architecture leadership

Requirements management

System integration

Certification knowledge

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer or Software Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Jira

Job description

Thomas Global Systems in Irvine, California, seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership across avionics and defense electronic systems. You will define and manage system requirements and architecture, guide multidisciplinary teams, and serve as a key interface with customers and certification authorities.

This on-site role covers the full lifecycle from concept through delivery and sustainment, with a base salary range of $150,000 - $170,000 DOE.