Senior UAS Program Engineer — Lead Systems & Integration

Firestorm; San Diego (CA); In loco; USD 200.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) Retirement Plan

Equity grants

Unlimited PTO

Generous holiday calendar

Descrizione del lavoro

Firestorm in San Diego is seeking a Senior Staff Project Engineer, UAS Development to lead the technical development of unmanned aerial systems across the entire lifecycle, from prototyping to productionization. You will build repeatable processes and best practices to scale UAS program execution across the team.

You will coordinate with aero, mechanical, electrical, autonomy, software, and flight testing teams, translating system requirements into architecture and interfaces while communicating

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field (Master's preferred).
• 12+ years in aerospace development with 3+ years in a Project Engineer or equivalent role.
• Experience in aircraft architecture, airframe development, or aircraft software development.
• Experience building or substantially improving engineering processes.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving environments with rapid development cycles.
• Knowledge of CAD/simulation tools (SolidWorks, MATLAB/Simulink).

Mansioni

• Lead and coordinate technical development of unmanned aerial systems across the product lifecycle.
• Coordinate program reviews from conceptual design through production readiness.
• Interface with aero-performance, mechanical, electrical, autonomy, software, flight testing, payload teams.
• Translate system specs into requirements and manage system interfaces.
• Provide peer reviews for technical deliverables and ensure subsystem integration and testing.
• Map verification/validation methods to requirements and communicate risks to leadership.
• Establish repeatable templates and criteria for design and program reviews.
• Maintain configuration management and interface control practices.
• Engage with internal teams, suppliers, customers, and government agencies; prepare risk assessments and technical presentations.

Conoscenze

Project leadership

Systems engineering

Cross-functional communication

Technical program execution

Flight testing

Formazione

Bachelor's degree (Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical)

Master's degree preferred

Strumenti

SolidWorks

MATLAB/Simulink

Descrizione del lavoro

Firestorm in San Diego is seeking a Senior Staff Project Engineer, UAS Development to lead the technical development of unmanned aerial systems across the entire lifecycle, from prototyping to productionization. You will build repeatable processes and best practices to scale UAS program execution across the team.

You will coordinate with aero, mechanical, electrical, autonomy, software, and flight testing teams, translating system requirements into architecture and interfaces while communicating