Systems Engineer - DevOps or Integrated Avionics

DASH2; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DASH2 is seeking a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer to lead definition, development, and deployment of aerospace system solutions at an onsite Cedar Rapids location.

You will work with cross-functional teams and drive CI/CD pipelines, system architecture, verification, and certification processes in a regulated environment, leveraging MBSE and ARP4754 practices.

Qualifications

• Experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle including requirements development, design, integration, verification, validation, and documentation.
• Experience with DevSecOps and automation in engineering workflows.
• Hands-on experience with Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) at the system level is required.
• Strong understanding of Avionics, aircraft systems, and subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of systems, software, integration, and test engineers to develop avionics system solutions.
• Support development, analysis, and refinement of system requirements and interfaces.
• Contribute to verification planning and test development to ensure implementations satisfy system requirements.
• Lead design reviews, troubleshooting, and test execution activities.
• Assist with system integration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution in lab and development environments.
• Report issues and provide status updates to internal teams and OEMs as necessary.

Skills

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

Cameo

Requirements engineering

DevSecOps

Git/version control

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelors in Engineering or related field

Tools

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Job description

NO C2C OR SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE FOR EITHER POSITION

Description of Duties

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of systems, software, integration, and test engineers to develop and deliver avionics system solutions.
• Support development, analysis, and refinement of system requirements and interfaces.
• Complete assignments involving Design and Requirement Developments activities
• On-site execution of requirements-based testing, robustness, and Ad-Hoc testing in a lab environment (schedule flexibility is necessary during formal test phases)
• Support requirements development, requirements-based testing execution, test script development, execution of scenario-based, robustness, and unintended function/behavior testing in a lab environment. Flexibility is necessary to maximize test assets utilization.
• Be responsible for the troubleshooting and reporting of issues resulting from development cycles; the candidate will be capable of providing internal status as well as directly reporting to the OEMs as necessary.
• Test script development and execution
• Contribute to verification planning and test development to ensure implementations satisfy system requirements.
• Participate in technical reviews of requirements, design artifacts, and test procedures, while incorporating feedback into your own work.
• Assist with system integration, troubleshooting, and issue resolution in lab and development environments.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with one or more of the following tools/languages is a plus: Python, MATLAB/Simulink, Cameo, or similar engineering tools.
• Exposure to requirements development, verification, testing, or model-based engineering concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) at the system level is required
• Strong understanding of Avionics, aircraft Systems, and Subsystems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with full development cycles, Avionics certification, and a strong understanding of lifecycle activities and deliverables for Avionics programs.
• Experience working within regulatory environments, including DO-254, DO-160, DO-178B/C, DO-297, ARP4754A, and FAA/TCCA/EASA standards.
• Coursework or project experience related to systems engineering, embedded systems, software development, aerospace, or controls.
• Experience working on team-based technical projects, including design reviews, troubleshooting, or test execution.

SYSTEMS ENGINEER - DevOps

The System Solutions team is seeking a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer with a strong foundation in systems engineering principles and experience developing complex aerospace systems. This role will lead the definition, development, and deployment of innovative engineering solutions that improve the systems engineering lifecycle across the organization.

The ideal candidate will combine strong systems engineering expertise with hands-on experience in DevSecOps, engineering automation, and modern development practices.

You will work across multidisciplinary teams to improve requirements management, system architecture, verification, validation, and certification processes while driving the adoption of CI/CD pipelines, toolchain integration, and engineering automation that enable more efficient and scalable engineering solutions.

Experience with aerospace development standards such as ARP4754, digital engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is highly desirable.

If you are passionate about modernizing systems engineering through automation, collaboration, and innovative technologies, we encourage you to apply.

This is an onsite position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• ****Experience in multiple areas of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements development, design, integration, verification, validation, and technical documentation. Ideal candidate will have experience across the full development lifecycle for civil certification programs
• ****Experience or familiarity with DevSecOps
• ****Experience with requirements management tools (Jama, Polarion, DOORS)
• ****Develop automation with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and thoroughly test implementations.
• ****Experience with Git or other version control systems.
• ****Experience working in aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment.
• ****Ability to collaborate across teams and work within Eastern Time Zone core and global teams, including India Standard Time
• Hands-on experience applying ARP4754 throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Experience working in a configuration-controlled environment, including problem reports and change requests.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex technical issues.
• Confidence working autonomously with limited oversight.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with internal teams, external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Practical project management capability, including the ability to manage smaller projects, work packages or technical processes.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience/Interest in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and tools such as Cameo/MagicDraw/Teamwork Cloud and SysML modeling.