Sr. Systems Engineer

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

Summary

The Sr. Systems Engineer works with our Design team to develop a variety of innovative Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This position will interact with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures to drive simulation models. These development efforts will generally be small focused design teams, which will require engineers to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering, computer science, and mathematical disciplines. Because of the nature of the development efforts, the engineer will need to work on a variety of stages of development including requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed design, validation and verification testing.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
• Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
• Allocate requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
• Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction
• Work with Senior Staff Engineers in developing instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
• Provide input for model development and simulation analysis
• Review and interpret customer specification effectively
• Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
• Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
• Exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (Team Lead)
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering , Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 8 - 12 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred)
• 4 years of experience in applying Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to design
• 5 years of experience with Cameo or 5 yrs of Software creation experience
• Experience with FMEA/FMECA/MTTR/MTTF/MTBF and spares calculations
• Can effectively assess root causes to critical issues, and contribute to sustainability and reliability of products
• Knows how to use Reliasoft and/or MADE (from PHM Tech) software
• Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab required
• Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
• Provided an effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
• Allocated requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
• Evaluated system performance thresholds and providing direction
• Developed instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
• Provided input for model development and simulation analysis
• Strong Matlab skills and is proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools
• Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis
• Has developed systems test plans, procedures, and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications
• Writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Advanced degree is preferred
• 10 years of experience with Cameo
• 7 years of experience successfully applying MOSA or 7 yrs of experience creating Software
• Understanding and experience applying MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1316, JTOP-052, and AOP 52
• Experience using JAMA and JIRA preferred
• Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus
• Experience in Maintainability Engineering and Availability Engineering
• Taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is a plus
• Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation & Control and Model-Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
• Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred
• Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab.
• Possesses an interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools.
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
• Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Consistently demonstrates teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent

Special Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Must be able to travel within the Continental U.S. and internationally when required

Clearance Level

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$118,107 - $167,475

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.

Who We Are

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

ITAR

U.S. Citizenship is required. Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.