Job#: 3056598 Job Description: Systems Engineer
Location: San Diego, California (On-site)
Role Overview
An opportunity is available for a Systems Engineer to join a dedicated team of engineering professionals supporting certification efforts across various advanced aerospace platforms. The successful candidate will ensure the logical and systematic realization of certification objectives into comprehensive system solutions throughout the product lifecycle. This role requires on-site collaboration in San Diego, California, within a fast-paced and technically diverse environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Performs technical planning and verification support, including the development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, bases of certification, and means of compliance.
- Reviews and coordinates with engineering disciplines across the total system, including design, fabrication, testing, installation, operations, maintenance, and disposal.
- Performs functional and process analyses, requirements allocation, and definition studies to translate requirements into criteria and derived requirements.
- Ensures the logical and systematic realization of certification objectives into system solutions to meet program needs throughout the product lifecycle.
- Manages and maintains type design data and verification evidence in support of military type certifications and continued airworthiness.
- Collaborates across all organizational levels in a team-oriented setting to meet high expectations and manage diverse assignments.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline; or a Master of Science; or a PhD.
Experience: Five years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or three years of related experience with a Master's degree; or one year of related experience with a PhD.
Technical Skills: Proven experience developing plans and bases of certification, familiarity with standard military airworthiness guidelines, and experience working with unmanned or remotely piloted aerial systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with military aircraft development or modification programs.
- Ability to initiate certification process improvement initiatives.
- Experience in systems engineering disciplines such as structures, flight technology, avionics, payload integration, system safety, or flight testing.
- Familiarity with airworthiness policy directives, instructions, and bulletins.
- Experience with Control Account Management (CAM) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS), including scheduling, variance analysis, and forecasting.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
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