Systems Engineer 2

Air Methods

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 94,000 - 118,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Air Methods is seeking a Systems Engineer 3 in Englewood, CO to define system-level requirements and manage interfaces for aircraft modification programs. You will collaborate across engineering teams to ensure requirements are captured, allocated, and carried through the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes leadership in requirements, safety documentation, and cross-functional coordination within the Engineering Department, supporting both military and civil operations.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical or Systems engineering with 7–10 years’ experience.
Professional engineer licensure or MS degree is preferred.
Experience with system engineering standards and phase-gate processes.

Responsibilities

Define, memorialize, and manage system and subsystem interfaces and requirements.
Architect subsystems and components with cross-functional teams.
Lead SRR activities to align customer aircraft requirements with internal specs.
Develop technical quotes to support ESRs and project requirements.
Ensure compliance plans and risk management across NPI phases.

Skills

Business acumen

Multitasking

Communication skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems engineering

7–10 years related experience

Professional Engineer licensure or MS degree preferred

Tools

CAD software (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

SysML tools (Eclipse with Papyrus SysML, Polarion)

Job description

Overview

Why United Rotorcraft?

Based in Englewood, Colorado, United Rotorcraft designs and modifies mission-critical aircraft supporting military, air medical, firefighting, law enforcement, and other specialized operations.

As a Systems Engineer 3, you’ll help define and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, technical risks, and safety documentation for complex aircraft modification programs. You’ll collaborate across engineering teams to ensure requirements are captured, allocated, and successfully carried through the entire program lifecycle.

Pay

Salary Range: $114,000 – $142,000 annuallyActual compensation is based on relevant experience, education, technical expertise, certifications, and overall qualifications. This position is also eligible for Air Methods’ comprehensive employee benefits package.

Responsibilities

During the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Sales and Business Development Team to define, manage, and provide technical leadership to commercial or military projects within the Engineering Department to assure technical project compliance with budget, schedule and performance by leading airframe, subsystem, and component level requirement capture, memorialization, and management processes and tools across mechanical and electrical engineering teams, utilizing a “right-size” approach to ensure efficiency across a wide range of project / program complexity and applications.
During the NPI Propose Phase: Interface with customers during project / program initiation to architect subsystems and components.
During the NPI Propose Phase: Define, memorialize, and manage system and subsystem interface control documents and requirements in SysML software platform.
During the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Project Engineering to facilitate project System Requirements Reviews (SRR) (Feasibility/ Conceptual) to ensure alignment between customer aircraft/ system and internal subsystems. Ensure complete and accurate project specifications throughout project lifecycle.
During the NPI Propose Phase: Develops technical quotes to support Engineering Support Requests (ESR) and project requirements.
During the NPI Plan Phase: Lead requirement decomposition, including all aspects of 14 CFR and external customer requirements and facilitate decomposition to component and functional levels for both electrical and mechanical subsystems with subsystem Project Engineers, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Certification Engineering teams.
During the NPI Plan Phase: Review compliance methodology and verification plans to ensure proper artifact generation.
During the NPI Plan Phase: Review risk assessment and requirement prioritization and lead project risk management and including SHA, SSA, FMEA, and FMECA as needed.
During the NPI Execute Phase: Support Project Engineering in maintaining projects within budget and schedule milestones by means of strict compliance to documented requirements and impacting any and all change requests. Aidin providing quotes to Project Manager and Marketing as requested by Engineering leadership.
During the NPI Execute Phase: Identifies project any/ all specialized staffing and/ or technical requirements by coordinating with engineering and certification leaders and ODA team to help determine project man-loading and technical requirements and synergize associated inputs. Request allocation of technical resources from Engineering Manager
During the NPI Certify Phase: Verifies efficacy of engineering team methods of compliance, e.g., substantiations, analysis, and/or design of tests, and oversees and documents testing activities and outcomes. Assists with ODA and Manufacturing testing, as required. Interface with all areas affected by the project including, but not limited to, outside suppliers, test houses (including development of testing SOWs), end users, management, and end customers. Follows up and coordinates with Certification and ODA efforts and tasks to ensure a timely closure of STC projects.
Other Duties as assigned.

Additional Job Requirements

Regular attendance and role dependability is expected
Must be willing to work overtime as required.
Indicate the percentage of time spent traveling > 5%

Subject to applicable laws and Air Method’s policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods’ employment practices and policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This is a mid-senior engineering role; this role is responsible for serving as a team technical leader. This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities such as hiring, firing, and compensation plan development but will be expected to lead technical outcomes by successful influence.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience, and abilities require to be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the essential functions of the position.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems or related engineering field from four-year college or university; and 7-10 years’ related industry experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Comprehensive experience working in a high aptitude engineering environment.
Professional Engineer and/or Master’s degree (M.S.) in Electrical, Systems, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Engineering Management or related engineering field preferred
Demonstrated experience leading successful programs by creating a requirements-based culture utilizing system engineering tools and best practices.
Experience decomposing customer / marketing requirements into multidisciplinary engineering requirements Analysis, design and development experience in aviation field preferred
Extensive experience working within a phase gate product design process, including:
Demonstrated Success with new clean sheet product to production programs, including Validation & verification for regulated industries.
Experience with Safety Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes Effects Analysis, and associated standards: MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1629A, IEC-60812, AS13004
Familiarity with reliability analysis (MTBF), planning and testing.
Experience working within multiple industry standards, such as (representative/ non-exhaustive):
DO-160/ 254/ 178C
IEEE 15288, 27465, 42010, Std 828
ANSI/ AIAA G-043 | ANSI/ EIA 632/ 649B | ANSI/ GEIA-STD-0009
INCOSE systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Process & Activities, 4th ed.
ISO 9001:AS9100:C, 13407, 13485, 26262, 31000, 31010, Guide 73, IEC Guide 51, IEC Guide TR 19760
NASA Systems Engineering Handbook
SAE ARP 4754
SE VOCAB 2010/2013
Delivery of difficult programs on-schedule / budget

Skills

Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business situations, strategies, theory, processes, management, budgeting and operations
Ability to multi-task efficiently, works in a fast paced environment on multiple projects, and has a strong attention for detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to be a team player with a professional attitude
Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of collaboration at all levels

Computer Skills

Experience with CAD software (Solid works /Auto Cad preferred)
Proficient with Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Proficient with SysML software (Eclipse with Papyrus SysML, Siemens Polarion, other)

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