United Rotorcraft · 4 hours ago
Systems Engineer
Englewood, CO, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$114K/yr - $142K/yr
7+ years expUnited Rotorcraft is a leader in aviation solutions, and they are seeking a Systems Engineer 3 to manage project stakeholder requirements and ensure technical compliance across engineering teams. The role involves collaboration with sales, project engineering, and certification teams to define and manage system-level requirements and artifacts throughout the project lifecycle.
AerospaceAir TransportationManufacturing
Responsibilities
During the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Sales and Business Development Team to define, manage, and provide technical leadership to commercial or military projects within the Engineering Department to assure technical project compliance with budget, schedule and performance by leading airframe, subsystem, and component level requirement capture, memorialization, and management processes and tools across mechanical and electrical engineering teams, utilizing a “right-size” approach to ensure efficiency across a wide range of project / program complexity and applications
During the NPI Propose Phase: Interface with customers during project / program initiation to architect subsystems and components
During the NPI Propose Phase: Define, memorialize, and manage system and subsystem interface control documents and requirements in SysML software platform
During the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Project Engineering to facilitate project System Requirements Reviews (SRR) (Feasibility/ Conceptual) to ensure alignment between customer aircraft/ system and internal subsystems. Ensure complete and accurate project specifications throughout project lifecycle
During the NPI Propose Phase: Develops technical quotes to support Engineering Support Requests (ESR) and project requirements
During the NPI Plan Phase: Lead requirement decomposition, including all aspects of 14 CFR and external customer requirements and facilitate decomposition to component and functional levels for both electrical and mechanical subsystems with subsystem Project Engineers, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Certification Engineering teams
During the NPI Plan Phase: Review compliance methodology and verification plans to ensure proper artifact generation
During the NPI Plan Phase: Review risk assessment and requirement prioritization and lead project risk management and including SHA, SSA, FMEA, and FMECA as needed
During the NPI Execute Phase: Support Project Engineering in maintaining projects within budget and schedule milestones by means of strict compliance to documented requirements and impacting any and all change requests. Aid in providing quotes to Project Manager and Marketing as requested by Engineering leadership
During the NPI Execute Phase: Identifies project any/ all specialized staffing and/ or technical requirements by coordinating with engineering and certification leaders and ODA team to help determine project man-loading and technical requirements and synergize associated inputs. Request allocation of technical resources from Engineering Manager
During the NPI Certify Phase: Verifies efficacy of engineering team methods of compliance, e.g., substantiations, analysis, and/or design of tests, and oversees and documents testing activities and outcomes. Assists with ODA and Manufacturing testing, as required. Interface with all areas affected by the project including, but not limited to, outside suppliers, test houses (including development of testing SOWs), end users, management, and end customers. Follows up and coordinates with Certification and ODA efforts and tasks to ensure a timely closure of STC projects
Other Duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems or related engineering field from four-year college or university; and 7-10 years' related industry experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Comprehensive experience working in a high aptitude engineering environment
Demonstrated experience leading successful programs by creating a requirements-based culture utilizing system engineering tools and best practices
Experience decomposing customer / marketing requirements into multidisciplinary engineering requirements
Extensive experience working within a phase gate product design process, including: Demonstrated Success with new clean sheet product to production programs, including Validation & verification for regulated industries
Experience with Safety Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes Effects Analysis, and associated standards: MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1629A, IEC-60812, AS13004
Familiarity with reliability analysis (MTBF), planning and testing
Experience working within multiple industry standards, such as (representative/ non-exhaustive): DO-160/ 254/ 178C, IEEE 15288, 27465, 42010, Std 828, ANSI/ AIAA G-043 | ANSI/ EIA 632/ 649B | ANSI/ GEIA-STD-0009, INCOSE systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Process & Activities, 4th ed., ISO 9001:AS9100:C, 13407, 13485, 26262, 31000, 31010, Guide 73, IEC Guide 51, IEC Guide TR 19760, NASA Systems Engineering Handbook, SAE ARP 4754, SE VOCAB 2010/2013
Delivery of difficult programs on-schedule / budget
Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business situations, strategies, theory, processes, management, budgeting and operations
Ability to multi-task efficiently, works in a fast paced environment on multiple projects, and has a strong attention for detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to be a team player with a professional attitude
Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of collaboration at all levels
Experience with CAD software (Solid works /Auto Cad preferred)
Proficient with Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Proficient with SysML software (Eclipse with Papyrus SysML, Siemens Polarion, other)
Required – INCOSE Certified or Expert Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP or ESEP)
Preferred
Professional Engineer and/or Master's degree (M.S.) in Electrical, Systems, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Engineering Management or related engineering field preferred
Experience decomposing customer / marketing requirements into multidisciplinary engineering requirements Analysis, design and development experience in aviation field preferred
Experience with Safety Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes Effects Analysis, and associated standards: MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1629A, IEC-60812, AS13004
Professional Engineer
Company
United Rotorcraft
United Rotorcraft designs & manufactures critical equipment for emergency medical service (EMS), firefighting, & law enforcement firms.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Teri Short
Chief Operational Officer
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