Avionics Systems Engineer III

Responsibilities

• Utilize Artificial intelligence (AI) & Machine learning (ML) responsibly to dramatically improve program execution without inadvertently introducing program risk
• Develop, allocate, and manage system and subsystem requirements using requirements management tools (Jama, IBM DOORS, or equivalent); maintain bidirectional traceability from customer and mission needs through subsystem specifications
• Define system and subsystem interfaces through Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and Interface Requirements Documents (IRDs); coordinate interface agreements across avionics, software, structures, propulsion, and test teams
• Develop and maintain Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, requirements verification traceability matrices (RVTM), and test plans; coordinate verification activities across hardware, software, and integration test teams
• Lead and support formal systems engineering design reviews at their customer-required level of formality & robustness, including developing entrance and exit criteria, preparing technical data packages, and driving action items to closure
• Conduct and document trade studies and system-level analyses to inform architectural and design decisions; present findings and recommendations to technical leads and program leadership
• Define, track, and report Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) against system requirements; identify negative margin trends early and drive corrective actions through the engineering team
• Develop, maintain, and manage a comprehensive agile task board, including all critical linkages & dependencies for your assigned avionics hardware program using appropriate tools & management processes; manage networked task dependencies and critical path
• Create and maintain lines of balance (LOB) to track hardware production flow, partner with Operations & Supply Chain to identify bottlenecks, forecast hardware availability, and align build sequences with program need dates
• Initiate and track procurement activities for avionics hardware, including partnering with Supply Chain for creation of purchase requisitions, tracking of supplier deliverables, management of long-lead items, and resolution of procurement issues with the supply chain team
• Partner with Operations & Supply Chain to coordinate and schedule build and assembly activities with manufacturing engineers & hardware technicians; monitor execution to plan and identify and resolve schedule drivers in real time
• Partner with Operations to manage the movement of avionics hardware between facilities, test sites, and customer delivery locations, including coordination of shipping, handling, and chain-of-custody documentation
• Support hardware sustainment activities including tracking of units in service, managing spare parts inventories, and coordinating maintenance or refurbishment schedules
• Maintain program risk and opportunity registers; develop and track mitigation plans with defined closure criteria and owners
• Coordinate across functional teams: engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, quality, and test to identify and resolve schedule drivers and technical blockers
• Own project scope management including requirements & deliverables timing, assignment of key personnel to accomplish needed workflow & artifact burndown, ensuring critical tasks are assigned a single threaded leader & management of product cost

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• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or similar
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, project engineering, or technical program management within a hardware development environment
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing system or subsystem requirements using tools such as Jama, IBM DOORS, or equivalent requirements management platforms
• Experience defining and managing system interfaces through Interface Control Documents (ICDs) or related data products
• Demonstrated experience with developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) - and being able to adapt this knowledge to effectively manage using agile task…