Survivability Data & LO Materials Engineer

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) seeks a Survivability Rollup Engineer to support design and validation of advanced materials for multiple aircraft platforms. The role spans data analysis, rollup tool development, and LO system integration within GA-ASI’s Survivability group.

The engineer will manage large data sets, track configuration changes, and communicate performance impacts to leadership and customers. A DoD Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in engineering with progressive engineering experience.
• Experience in tracking and managing large data sets.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Strong team player with leadership potential; works under general supervision.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain US DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated technical expertise and application of engineering principles.
• Experience developing and fabricating composite structures with LO materials and LO systems.

Responsibilities

• Work within Survivability Engineering to support design and validation of new aircraft.
• Understand dB rollup and budget tree structures; communicate how sources compile into performance.
• Support determination of RCS allocations and coordinate with teams to determine allocations.
• Utilize 3rd party software and MATLAB and MS Office to manipulate data and report output.
• Own rollup database of all scattering sources and update models with new data.
• Implement tools to track changes in air vehicle performance and report status against requirements.
• Brief leadership and customers on system performance and impacts of features/components.
• Lead identification of areas for improving signature by comparing rollup vs budget; drive improvements.
• Demonstrate skills in data and configuration management and trace changes.

Skills

Data management

Systems engineering

Written and verbal communication

Team leadership potential

Clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Microsoft Office

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) seeks a Survivability Rollup Engineer to support design and validation of advanced materials for multiple aircraft platforms. The role spans data analysis, rollup tool development, and LO system integration within GA-ASI’s Survivability group.

The engineer will manage large data sets, track configuration changes, and communicate performance impacts to leadership and customers. A DoD Top Secret clearance is required.