Senior Navigation Systems Engineer

Safran - Navigation & Timing; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Federal Systems in Rochester, NY seeks a Senior Navigation Systems Engineer to lead innovation and execution of US Government and DoD inertial navigation technologies, focusing on IMU and INS growth to support Safran’s Federal Systems objectives.

You will integrate inertial hardware in lab and field environments, collaborate with customers and engineers, travel up to 50% domestically and internationally, and contribute to technical writing and presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or aerospace engineering required.
• Hands-on experience with military and/or avionics hardware.
• Familiarity with wiring standards and hardware verification methods.
• Experience with system requirements, verification and validation.
• Experience with military and civil hardware/software qualification standards.
• Strong ability to analyze inertial test results and present findings.

Responsibilities

• Integrate Safran inertial navigation hardware in lab environments and test performance.
• Troubleshoot hardware using electronic test equipment and software tools; lead issue resolution.
• Collaborate with customers to integrate inertial sensors and navigation systems.
• Establish test methods and procedures; analyze data and generate reports.
• Engage with customers' systems engineers and other technical staff to enable integrations.
• Develop new DoD business through understanding customer missions and decision processes.
• Travel within the U.S. to meet customers.

Skills

Avionics integration

Electrical engineering

Hardware testing

Data analysis

Technical writing

Customer communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Opportunity

As a Senior Navigation Systems Engineer you will be responsible for leading the innovation, pursuit, and execution of US Government and DoD technology development in Inertial Navigation Systems with an emphasis on driving growth of the IMU and INS business to support Safran Federal Systems and Safran’s long term sales goals.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Navigation Systems Engineer you will be responsible for leading the innovation, pursuit, and execution of US Government and DoD technology development in Inertial Navigation Systems with an emphasis on driving growth of the IMU and INS business to support Safran Federal Systems and Safran’s long term sales goals.

Our Technology

Safran Federal Systems provides Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, defense organizations and their contractors. Safran Federal Systems is authorized to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects, in addition to supporting strategic partnerships for key defense PNT technologies.

Job Responsibilities

• Integrate Safran inertial navigation hardware within the laboratory environment; Test and evaluate system functionality and performance.
• Utilize experience with electronic test equipment and software test tools to troubleshoot hardware; Lead the timely resolution of problems without guidance.
• Work directly with customers to help integrate Safran inertial sensors and navigation systems into commercial and/or military applications.
• Establish test methods and procedures and execute the testing of inertial sensors and inertial navigation systems. Analyze data and use data to validate system performance; Generate reports and presentations based on test results.
• Leverage a strong technical background in avionics and electronics systems enabling interaction with customers’ systems engineers, hardware/electrical/software engineers, and other technical staff members.
• Develop new Government and DoD business, directly with the Government and indirectly through large system integrators through a thorough understanding of the factors that are critical to success of the customer’s mission.
• Travel within the U.S. to meet with customers.

What You Bring To Safran Federal Systems

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in avionics hardware integration, especially related to navigation systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or aerospace engineering. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with military and/or avionics hardware and familiarity with equipment wiring standards and practices is required.
• Familiarity with system requirements and related verification and validation methods.
• Experience with military and civil qualification standards for hardware and software.
• Demonstrated ability to process, analyze, and present inertial system test results.
• Technical writing skill and experience – academic thesis, peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, project reports; ability to support technical writing with high quality graphics/ charts/ schematics
• Speaking/ Presentation/ Dialogue Skills – white board, small and large group presentations; high degree of comfort speaking senior military and staff personnel; ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals; intuitive ability to pivot from presentation to dialogue as appropriate
• Demonstrable Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency and drive.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Self-motivated, and ability to prioritize effectively to achieve goals, comfortable with ambiguity
• High level of skill communicating effectively across internal and external organizations, both verbally and in writing
• Experience in Sales Development, Prospecting, Qualifying, Negotiating, and Understanding informal decision-making structures
• Ability to travel up to 50% both internationally and domestically.
• Secret level security clearance a preferred.
• French language skills a preferred.
• Proficient in Positioning, Navigation and Timing technologies or related high-tech industry preferred.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Commitment to supporting an inclusive and accessible work environment, including participation in reasonable workplace accommodations processes as needed
• Ability to engage effectively in work activities that may include laboratory, integration, or field environments, with reasonable accommodation provided where applicable under ADA guidelines.

About Safran Federal Systems

Safran Federal Systems has been awarded as aWinner of the USA Today and Rochester Metro Area Top Workplaces 2026 Award. In 2022, Safran acquired Orolia, now Safran Trusted 4D, the world leader in Resilient PNT. At the intersection of critical infrastructure and national defense, Safran Trusted 4D solutions govern and protect the integrity of systems that shape the world. In early 2019, Orolia Defense & Security spun off as a separate entity from its parent company Orolia, with the mission of providing resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Defense organizations, and their contractors. In August of 2019, Orolia Defense & Security acquired Talen-X, a U.S. company specializing in advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Simulation solutions and Interference, Detection, and Mitigation (IDM) technologies. Talen-X's portfolio was an ideal fit and has helped to enhance Safran FS's overall offerings. The acquisition enabled Talen-X's existing resources, operations, and capabilities to be scaled and accelerated to better support the warfighter. Read the press release here. Safran Federal Systems operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). As such, Safran FS Defense & Security is approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key PNT technologies for the defense market.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.