Description Position Overview
This role works under the guidance of the Engineering Manager and collaborates closely with the Business Unit Manager. The individual serves as the Project Engineer, taking ownership of defining avionics system requirements for both hardware and software, and managing those requirements through development, verification, and qualification testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the concept development, analysis, design, and integration of air data systems. Full lifecycle ownership from initial idea through final delivery.
- Participate in proposal activities by guiding the team in producing technical submissions such as design approaches, compliance documentation, cost estimates, and projected schedules.
- Use requirements management tools to maintain traceability, perform decomposition, support change analysis, and manage verification and validation activities aligned with established industry development frameworks.
- Develop system level requirements and break them down into lower-level specifications for aerospace systems involving technologies such as; High speed digital communication buses including MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, RS 485, CAN, Ethernet, and USB.
- Compact power supply solutions for internal electronic components and aircraft mounted heaters.
- Air data computing hardware incorporating CPUs, microcontrollers, DSPs, and similar processing devices.
- Control electronics for heating and probe actuation using methodologies such as PID and LQG control.
- Perform dynamic response modeling for avionics equipment, including sensors located externally on aircraft.
- Build mathematical models for dynamic systems composed of air data sensors and their interconnections, including uncertainty modeling and overall system error analysis.
- Partner with hardware, software, and verification teams to ensure requirements are properly interpreted, implementable, and testable.
- Write test requirements that support qualification testing as well as acceptance testing before product shipment.
- Assist with sustaining engineering efforts for existing product lines.
Requirements Qualifications
- At least 7 years of hands-on engineering experience tied to aerospace product development, especially in new product introduction.
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or a comparable combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Must meet eligibility requirements to work with ITAR-controlled technology and information.
Required Skills
- Proven experience guiding teams during proposal efforts and pursuing new business opportunities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create and deliver technical documentation and customer presentations.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, collaborative environment with shifting priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently.
- Background in verification and validation activities aligned with standards such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-178B, DO-160, and DO-254.
- Experience with electronic hardware or firmware engineering, preferably supporting avionics or flight control technologies.
- Proficiency with requirements management platforms like DOORS, Requisite Pro, Reqtify, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with modern configuration control systems, defect tracking tools, and action-item management workflows.
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