Senior Connectivity Sustaining Systems Engineer

RAVE Aerospace GmbH; Brea (CA); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home allowance for home workspace

Discretionary bonus program

401(k) with company match

Paid time off with year-end shutdown

9/80 alternative work schedule

Job summary

RAVE Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineer – Connectivity Sustaining to act as the primary technical interface between Customer Support and Engineering and Manufacturing for our In-Flight Connectivity and SATCOM products.

This senior role requires deep avionics experience, sustaining engineering leadership, and the ability to drive timely resolution, RCA, and corrective actions across hardware, software, and test environments while mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Aerospace, or related field).
• 9+ years in systems, sustaining, test, or reliability engineering with avionics/SATCOM exposure.
• 3+ years in technical leadership guiding sustaining or engineering activities.
• Aerospace background with avionics certification environment knowledge.
• Familiarity with RF/antenna subsystems, modems, servers, and LRUs.
• Experience debugging Linux-based systems and performing field investigations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between Customer Support and Engineering/Manufacturing for IFC/SATCOM issues, driving resolution.
• Analyze field and production problems; prioritize sustaining activities based on impact.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary engineers to improve ATP, PVT, and environmental test philosophies.
• Design and manage procurement/build of test equipment and fixtures for sustainment.
• Provide leadership to Production/Repair teams for root cause analysis and reliability improvements.
• Lead investigations with suppliers on component failures and drive corrective actions.
• Communicate engineering actions and status to internal/external customers; manage priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement across software, hardware, and system quality.

Skills

Systems engineering

Sustaining engineering

Leadership

Avionics

SATCOM

RF/antenna

Troubleshooting

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Test equipment

Product verification testing

Job description

RAVE Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineer – Connectivity Sustaining to act as the primary technical interface between Customer Support and Engineering and Manufacturing for our In-Flight Connectivity and SATCOM products.

This senior role requires deep avionics experience, sustaining engineering leadership, and the ability to drive timely resolution, RCA, and corrective actions across hardware, software, and test environments while mentoring teammates.