Senior Systems Engineer – Aviation & Electrical (Seattle)

Volant Partners; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Profit-sharing bonus programs

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA contributions

Paid vacation

Job summary

Volant Partners, Inc is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to assist our clients with development and deployment of their products and hardware in the Seattle area. This role emphasizes certification documentation, requirements traceability, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

The candidate will author specifications, manage complex projects, and communicate effectively with client leadership and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, electrical, computer science or related technical course of study.
• Minimum of 6+ years of engineering or consulting experience.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentations) to work with client teams.
• Proven systems engineering and problem‑solving skills in an integrated team environment.
• Experience with requirements development, management and traceability.
• Foundation in digital and analog circuit design, analysis, power conversion, and PCB layout.

Responsibilities

• Author technical specifications and certification documentation.
• Modify existing certification documentation.
• Design and certify panels used in aircrafts.
• Develop high-reliability electronic hardware for aircrafts.
• Review schematics to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Identify gaps between schematics and certification documentation.
• Elicit, decompose, and allocate requirements; track progress.
• Participate in processes improvement.

Skills

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Requirements traceability

Communication skills

Project management

PCB layout

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, electrical, computer science

Tools

DOORS Classic/DNG

JAMA

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

Volant Partners, Inc is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to assist our clients with development and deployment of their products and hardware in the Seattle area. This role emphasizes certification documentation, requirements traceability, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

The candidate will author specifications, manage complex projects, and communicate effectively with client leadership and engineering teams.