LEAD ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST - PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST - Systems Technologist at Southwest Research Institute

Who We Are:

Join Our Team! The Tactical Aerospace team is a premier supplier for avionics and aerospace technology on new and legacy DoD systems. If you like avionics, radar systems, or even supporting EW systems, Tactical Aerospace is the place to be. We are also the key research group for cutting edge Neuromorphic and Cognitive AI to apply toward DoD systems.

Objectives of this Role:

• Responsible to develop System Architectures, define system interfaces, and define the system CONOPS.
• Work collaboratively across a multi-disciplinary team to establish requirements for complex flight-worthy avionics hardware.
• Interact directly with clients and company staff.
• Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to support system designs/architectures
• Support department management in specific marketing activities, proposal development of embedded avionics programs, and in the development of product/technical roadmaps.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Perform as a System Technologist within embedded avionics programs and ground systems.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and test complex avionics. This includes electrical, mechanical, firmware, data pipelines, data science, and AI/ML.
• Work with the Program Manager to meet schedules and budgets.
• Meet with internal and external customers to establish system technical requirements and facilitate development of specification documents and system architectures.
• Perform trade analyses within and across the relevant domains.
• Work with stakeholders to allocate functions to components/systems and develop those allocations into requirements for the engineers, designers, and managers to design, develop, integrate and test.

Requirements:

• Requires an Associates degree in Avionics, Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of continued education/certifications plus related work experience.
• 25+ years: Experience developing System Architectures; experience in complex electronic avionic systems.
• Broad, basic understanding of engineering activities/disciplines within the avionics development process (e.g. Systems, Hardware Development, Firmware, Integration, Testing, Bid and Proposal efforts, CONOPS, Certification, System Safety, FMEA, Lab activities, etc).
• 5+ years: Experience with F-16 LRU and weapon sensor integration and architectures. Experience developing Architectures and basic/Intermediate experience using SysML.
• Experience developing, deriving, and allocating tiered Systems level requirements in Avionics applications.
• Shown experience with the following: Multi-LRU system architectures, Inner LRU electronic architectures, avionic I/O, and MBSE.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.