Avionics Engineer

Diaconia LLC • Bath Township, OH

8h • $90,000 - $115,000

About The Position

This position is posted for future opportunities and is not an active opening at this time. It provides engineering, systems integration, airworthiness, and lifecycle support to U.S. Air Force acquisition programs across the full Systems Engineering V-model. The role supports development, modernization, sustainment, and certification of complex aircraft systems, subsystems, avionics, and mission equipment, applying DoD, USAF, and industry-standard engineering principles to support Operational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness (OSS&E), airworthiness compliance, and mission-ready capability. It is aligned with PWS Sections 3.5.1 and 3.5.3 and includes general systems engineering and specialized avionics engineering support.

The position supports USAF airworthiness processes, system integrity and safety activities, requirements development, technical and trade-off analyses, design reviews, OSS&E compliance, and acquisition/program documentation. It also supports deficiency analysis, modifications, configuration and risk management, and coordination with program stakeholders.

Avionics responsibilities span requirements definition, subsystem development, modeling and simulation, integration, testing, sustainment, and airworthiness certification. The role supports AIMS and CNS/ATM requirements and certification, evaluates avionics interfaces and technologies, and reviews system test plans and avionics documentation. For assigned personnel, additional duties include work involving airborne controls and displays, data bus architectures, data recording systems, and related technical reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline with ABET Certification.
• Experience supporting DoD or USAF acquisition, engineering, or sustainment programs.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices, airworthiness criteria, and weapon system lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516C, OSS&E, LCSE, and relevant Air Force Instructions.
• Ability to analyze complex technical data, conduct trade studies, and generate engineering recommendations.
• Experience supporting technical reviews, deficiency analyses, and engineering documentation development.
• Analytical problem solving and engineering judgment.
• Requirements development and traceability.
• Airworthiness and OSS&E compliance.
• Technical writing and documentation.
• Stakeholder coordination and technical communication.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced acquisition environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in avionics engineering, integration, or certification activities.
• Understanding of AIMS, CNS/ATM, data bus architectures, controls and displays, and avionics cyber and spectrum requirements.
• Experience evaluating ECPs, ACSNs, FAA bulletins, and DMSMS risk.
• Experience supporting USAF configuration management, risk management, and system safety processes.
• Prior experience in USAF program offices or DoD acquisition environments.

Responsibilities

• Apply DoD, Air Force, and engineering principles to improve the capability, performance, and sustainability of fielded and emerging aircraft systems.
• Support USAF airworthiness processes using MIL-HDBK-516C criteria, monitor certification status, support flight authorization packages, and interpret and implement AFPD 62-6, associated AFIs, and Airworthiness Bulletins.
• Support System Integrity Programs, including MECSIP, critical safety item (CSI) management, and related airworthiness risk analyses.
• Translate operational user requirements into system-level requirements supporting design, development, testing, evaluation, sustainment, and fielding of weapon systems.
• Conduct mission, technical, and trade-off analyses for upgrades, modifications, and new system concepts.
• Provide rapid-response engineering analysis to identify root causes, impacts, and corrective actions for system deficiencies and supportability challenges.
• Support system safety engineering, including mishap risk assessments, contractor safety proposal reviews, and resolution of high-priority safety issues.
• Conduct material solution analyses, support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, PCA, and PMRs), and develop associated documentation.
• Support OSS&E compliance through baseline updates, metric reporting, risk assessments, and LCSE process implementation across system lifecycles.
• Participate in AFSO21 and value stream mapping initiatives to optimize engineering and program processes.
• Develop, review, and update requirements, acquisition, engineering, technical, compliance, technical-readiness, and manufacturing-assessment documentation.
• Provide technical inputs for milestone decision packages, staff summaries, executive briefings, and cost, schedule, and performance trades.
• Analyze equipment and software deficiencies, recommend corrective actions, and assist with integration and testing of solutions.
• Support evaluation of ACSNs, ECPs, CCPs, FAA bulletins, DMSMS issues, and associated contractor proposals.
• Support development and assessment of IMP, IMS, and Systems Engineering Detail Schedules.
• Assist with configuration, data, and risk management planning and execution.
• Participate in interface control meetings, audits, program management reviews, and technical working groups.
• Provide avionics engineering expertise across requirements definition, subsystem development, modeling and simulation, integration, test and evaluation, sustainment, and airworthiness certification.
• Support Aircraft Information Management Systems (AIMS), spectrum management requirements, testing, and certification.
• Apply CNS/ATM policies and regulations, develop compliance matrices, and support verification activities.
• Review and develop avionics-related program documentation, including system and subsystem specifications.
• Analyze avionics interfaces, laser systems, multiplex bus communications, BIT performance, and subsystem threats.
• Assess state-of-the-art technologies, system feasibility, and improvement opportunities.
• Review system-specific test plans and participate in component, subsystem, and full-system testing.
• For assigned personnel, apply knowledge of airborne controls and displays, cockpit displays, operator stations, MIL-STD-1553B and ARINC-429 data bus architectures, and data recording systems.
• Review technical documentation for specification and airworthiness compliance and develop findings and recommended changes.
• Support technical interchange meetings concerning hardware and software updates to controls, displays, data buses, and associated avionics systems.
• Support requirements development for future upgrades and assess airworthiness documentation in accordance with AFPD 62-6.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time