Principal Systems Engineer

Worker Type Regular Job Description Summary The Principal 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.

• Oversee 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
• Develops instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
• Provide input for model development and simulation analysis
• Develop systems test plans, procedures and reports
• 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 significant issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
• Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments
• Provide guidance and mentorship to others in both their discipline and on company values
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelors in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 12 - 15 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred)
• Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab required
• Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
• Demonstrated prior experience in providing effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
• Has developed systems test plans, procedures and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications
• Experienced in writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing
• 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
• Ability and interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools

• Advanced degree is preferred
• Experienced in taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is preferred
• Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred
• Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation and Control is preferred.
• Exposure to Model Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
• Understanding of Aircraft Terminology is a plus as is familiarity with Python or ROS (Robot Operating System) a plus
• 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.
  
  Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
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The salary range for this role is: $133,500 - $203,750

Aero Vironment 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.

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