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Avionics Systems Engineer

Remote in Melbourne, FL, US • Posted 11 hours ago • Updated 11 hours ago

Contract W2

Contract Corp To Corp

Contract Independent

24 Months

No Travel Required

On-site

$70 - $75/hr

Vertex Elite

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Job Details

Skills

GNSS
GPS signal structure
receiver processing
RAIM.

Summary

Job Description

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of experience in avionics navigation systems engineering.
Hands-on experience with GPS/GNSS-based navigation systems.
Strong understanding of: GPS, GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou)Inertial Navigation Systems (INS)IMU and AHRS technologiesSensor fusion and Kalman FilteringAircraft navigation architecturesFlight Management Systems (FMS)Performance-Based Navigation (PBN)Required Navigation Performance (RNP)Area Navigation (RNAV)
Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
Experience with system modeling and simulation tools.
Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and validate GPS/GNSS-based navigation solutions for airborne systems.
Develop navigation algorithms utilizing GPS, GNSS, INS, AHRS, IMU, air data, radio navigation sensors, and sensor-fusion techniques.
Perform system requirements development, decomposition, traceability, and verification.
Support architecture development for integrated avionics and navigation systems.
Analyse navigation performance, integrity, continuity, availability, and accuracy requirements.
Evaluate navigation system behaviour in challenging RF environments, including jamming and spoofing conditions.
Develop system-level test plans, procedures, and verification reports.
Execute laboratory, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and flight-test activities.
Support integration with Flight Management Systems (FMS), Multi-Mode Receivers (MMR), Terrain Awareness Systems, and Autopilot/Flight Director systems.
Conduct failure modes analysis, safety assessments, and fault-tree analysis.
Review and analyse customer and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, verification, certification, and flight-test teams.
Support FAA, EASA, and military certification activities.
Participate in technical design reviews and customer presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with navigation products and avionics architectures.
Experience with military navigation systems and anti-jam GPS technologies.
Familiarity with Software Defined Radio (SDR) based GNSS testing.
Experience with navigation sensor integration and certification programs.
Knowledge of aircraft certification processes and regulatory guidance.
Flight test or navigation system troubleshooting experience.
Master's degree in Engineering discipline.

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Dice Id: 91159658
Position Id: 9135549
Posted 11 hours ago

Company Info

About Vertex Elite

Vertex Elite is a consulting, IT staffing solutions and workforce support services. We are based out of Houston, TX. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality, high-value and unparalleled networks of talented IT professionals, IT staffing solutions, IT workforce management expertise – delivered at a size and scale that sets us above any of our competitors. We help our clients achieve their business needs and address their IT workforce challenges by providing 24/7 support throughout the year.

We believe in the vision of offering our clients a cutting-edge advantage in terms of Consulting,IT Staffing solutions by developing a long-term association on the basis of symbiotic growth and respect. Our deep understandings into the labor market of Information Technology help us to realize the business ends of our clients and optimize their workforce strategies.

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