Designer Senior - Electrical System Design

SOGECLAIR•Wichita, KS

17d

About The Position

The Senior Designer – Electrical System Design leads the integration of mission systems on aircraft, developing solutions that meet the unique requirements of defense customers. The role supports both bid and proposal activities and active programs, identifying deliverables, risks, and challenges and producing engineering documentation and plans. The position involves decomposing customer statements of work into detailed requirements; researching component specifications; reviewing installation drawings and qualification test data; and analyzing ground and flight test data to verify system performance and functionality. The designer also supports change management, investigates and resolves aircraft build or test issues with suppliers and internal customers, participates in design reviews and program governance sessions, and demonstrates compliance with FAA, TCCA, and EASA 14 CFR Part 25 certification requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in electrical system design or a related field.
Working knowledge of FAA, TCCA, and EASA Part 25 certification requirements.
Working knowledge of system safety processes.
Familiarity with RTCA DO-160, DO-178, and DO-254 standards.
Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, employees, management, and suppliers.
Self-motivated, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities and manage time effectively.
Must be authorized to work in the US.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

Lead integration of mission systems on aircraft and develop solutions that meet defense customer requirements.
Identify deliverables, risks, and challenges during the bid and proposal phase.
Create system schematics, supplier requirement documents, system descriptions, interface control documents, and wiring diagrams.
Create electrical load analyses, functional test requirements or test plans, qualification test plans, test reports, and design compliance reports.
Review installation drawings, qualification test data, and reports.
Decompose internal or external customer statements of work into detailed requirements.
Analyze ground and flight test data to verify system performance and functionality.
Research specifications for component selection.
Support change management through research, concepts, design reviews, trade studies, impact analysis, and implementation.
Work with suppliers and internal customers to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve aircraft build or test issues.
Support internal and external design reviews and program governance sessions.
Show compliance with 14 CFR Part 25 FAA, TCCA, and EASA certification requirements.