Senior HWIL Lead Engineer – GNC & Avionics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401K matching

9/80 schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Principal Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to own the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of HWIL systems supporting GNC, avionics, and missile subsystems in Arizona.

You will lead a small multidisciplinary team, define HWIL architecture, draft ICDs and test procedures, and coordinate with Army and industry partners. The role requires 12+ years of hardware design experience and a background in missile systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Master's preferred).
• 12+ years’ experience in electrical hardware design and avionics integration.
• Direct experience designing, building, and 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 future variants.
• Draft hardware and software requirements for HWIL drawers and subsystems.
• Develop ICDs, FBDs, wiring diagrams and test procedures.
• Ensure configuration control of HWIL TDPs.
• Design, build, test, and deploy complete HWIL systems.
• Lead integration of avionics, GEU, seeker, CAS, and propulsion interfaces.

Skills

GNC integration

Electrical hardware design

Avionics integration

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelors in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ICDs

FBDs

Wiring Diagrams

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Principal Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to own the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of HWIL systems supporting GNC, avionics, and missile subsystems in Arizona.

You will lead a small multidisciplinary team, define HWIL architecture, draft ICDs and test procedures, and coordinate with Army and industry partners. The role requires 12+ years of hardware design experience and a background in missile systems.