Senior Unmanned Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Defense

Roboticsconnected; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment’s Senior Systems Engineer collaborates with our Design team to develop a variety of Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This role interfaces with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and craft architectures for simulation models, spanning concept to validation testing.

Expect MBSE-driven design work, prototyping of autonomous systems, and rigorous validation. The position requires a strong foundation in C/C++, Matlab, and a passion for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred).
• Familiarity with C/C++ and Matlab required.
• Proficiency with Matlab as well as office software and computer-based productivity tools.
• Interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Support providing weekly Status of System development progress with requirements burn down.
• Support Allocating Requirements to Subsystems & Engineering coordination.
• Support Evaluating System performance thresholds and providing direction.
• Support Requirements and Specification Reviews.
• Support Developing Instrumented Flight Test vectors and Data acquisition.
• Support definition of system Build in Test for Fault Detection, Isolation, Recovery.
• Support definition of ground system warnings, cautions, notifications.
• Provide input for model development and simulation analysis.
• Support prototyping of autonomous systems and validate designs through experiments.
• Support design and analysis tasks using AeroVironment & industry developed tools.
• Writes system requirements, system test plans, and assist in validation testing.
• Perform a variety of engineering support activities on R&D projects.
• Document work and assist with transition of new capabilities into production development environment.
• Work on problems of diverse scope where data analysis requires evaluation of factors.
• Resolves a wide range of issues creatively while following company policies.
• Work independently with little supervision and guide lower-level engineers.

Skills

C/C++

Matlab

MBSE

Office tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, CS/Engineering, Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Simulink

Ansys

SolidWorks

Job description

AeroVironment’s Senior Systems Engineer collaborates with our Design team to develop a variety of Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This role interfaces with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and craft architectures for simulation models, spanning concept to validation testing.

Expect MBSE-driven design work, prototyping of autonomous systems, and rigorous validation. The position requires a strong foundation in C/C++, Matlab, and a passion for