Aeronautical Hardware Avionics Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Aeronautical Hardware Avionics Engineer (Level 2) or Principal Aeronautical Hardware Avionics Engineer (Level 3)

• Focus: Radar Altimeter (RadAlt), Air Data System (ADS), electro-mechanical flight control actuation subsystems

• Work model: Hybrid with regular on-site lab presence in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego, CA)

• Travel: ~10%

• Clearance: US Government Secret clearance with SAP capability required

Description

Support an Air Vehicle Hardware Avionics team by integrating avionics hardware, defining interfaces and redundancy, and conducting lab and flight testing. Provide remote and on-site troubleshooting for production and field issues, and assist with proposal development, planning, verification & validation, cost/risk analysis, and trade studies. Convert customer/product requirements into complete system solutions balancing technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Responsibilities

• Integrate avionics hardware, accounting for hardware capabilities/limitations, defining interfaces, and incorporating required redundancy

• Investigate and perform system testing and flight testing in lab environments

• Troubleshoot production and field anomalies remotely and on-site

• Support proposal development, technical planning, verification & validation, cost & risk analysis, and trade studies

• Translate customer/product requirements into total system solutions balancing technical, schedule, and cost

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements (including a 9/80 schedule) and work-life balance focus

• Learning opportunities and work on cutting-edge, high-impact projects

• Collaborative team environment supporting professional growth and innovation

• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO)

Requirements

• Level 2: STEM bachelor’s + 2 years related professional/military experience, OR STEM master’s with 0 years

• Level 3: STEM bachelor’s + 5 years OR STEM master’s + 3 years OR STEM PhD + 1 year

• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Secret clearance and SAP

• Experience with MATLAB and core Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Project, Visio)

• Hands-on test equipment experience (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multimeters)