Leidos · 8 hours ago
Avionics Systems Engineer
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$108K/yr - $195K/yr
6+ years expLeidos is a leading company in defense, space, cyber, and commercial fields, seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer to join their Missile and Aviation Solutions Division. The role involves developing Systems Engineering artifacts, interfacing with program management and design engineers, and performing various flight system design activities, including avionics software and hardware design.
ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The Avionics Systems Engineer will develop tailored Systems Engineering artifacts derived from customer needs for product development programs associated with the DoD
The selected candidate will interface with program management and design engineers to support a program’s systems engineering needs throughout its design life cycle, including modeling system behavior, defining the system architecture, dictating system interfaces, performing requirements verification, helping develop and execute test programs
Due to the nature of the programs that the Missile and Aviation Solutions Division supports, the willingness to tailor each program’s Systems Engineering approach is absolutely critical to the successful execution of this role
This role will include developing a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) model of some programs’ flight systems
The Avionics Systems Engineer must possess a functional knowledge of interacting with MBSE models in order to support MBSE activities
Other programs may require a less formal Systems Engineering approach to facilitate their rapid, agile development efforts
The successful candidate must also be able to perform other flight system design activities outside of Systems Engineering
Avionics Software and Hardware design will fall under the realm of the Avionics Systems Engineer, so a technical background in a related area (e.g., aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or software engineering) that can be utilized in flight system design and development is a must
Specific duties may encompass team leadership, requirements development & derivation, system and subsystem architecture design, interface development & documentation, test planning, traceability, and test execution, including ground, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight testing
Oversight of mechanical & electronics design for flight vehicle avionics subsystems, as well as software design leadership, are included as well
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university with 8+ years of experience or a Master of Science with 6+ years
Ability to accept potentially disparate, stated or implied, high-level objectives from multiple stakeholders and work collaboratively to translate into a vision for the design evolution of system
Strong technical background in defense systems (or subsystems)
Familiarity with Systems Engineering-based requirements development, derivation, and test planning, preferably for flight systems
Experience with software and/or hardware architecture and interface design
The ideal candidate will have hands-on work in developing, documenting, and executing test processes and procedures for flight systems
Good organizational skills and attention to detail to document work and interface with team members to ensure flow of information
Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams
Demonstrated experience effectively leading a team of engineers
Ability to work collaboratively with customers, subcontractors, and partner organizations to build consensus around high-level design decisions
Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area
US citizen with ability to obtain a DoD secret level security clearance
Preferred
Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) modeling tools
Requirements database tools
Flight systems & understanding of flight principles
Establishing design artifacts, supporting, or leading design reviews, assisting with Technical Data Packages (TDP) and supporting production and test of flight systems
Testing of flight system components, subsystems, systems and related test equipment, including sensor instrumentation and datalinks
Hardware-in-the-loop integration, testing and test planning in a real-time environment
Familiarity with software development, integration, and test and as well as requirements development and verification (modeling and simulation background a plus)
Candidates with 7-10 years of experience are preferred
Active DoD secret level security clearance preferred
Company
Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-02-20Post Ipo Debt
2013-09-17IPO
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James Carlini
Chief Technology Officer
Theodore Tanner
Chief Technology Officer
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