Electrical Aircraft Integration Engineer I

Panasonic•Bothell, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Electrical Aircraft Integration Engineer I designs and integrates hardware for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) systems throughout aircraft development, from concept through delivery. The role executes design tasks, supports integration, and collaborates with cross-functional teams. It also represents the company during domestic and international travel for on-site installations, aircraft surveys, and customer engagements. The engineer develops installation solutions for IFEC in seats, monuments, other cabin areas, and aircraft areas that may require external fuselage or empennage modifications. The role interprets customer requirements into engineering designs with senior engineer collaboration, performs foundational technical evaluations, identifies risks, and helps resolve design challenges. It conducts aircraft surveys, supports or leads installations and First Article Inspections, contributes to program planning and design reviews, and creates engineering drawings, specifications, and installation documentation. The position also supports process improvement and learns and applies compliance practices and engineering tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Engineering, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related engineering field.
Experience in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
Exposure to electrical wiring design and ability to support senior engineers.
Knowledge of mechanical structural design.
Basic proficiency with CAD software; listed tools include CREO, Routed System Designer, BricsCAD, Team Center, Siemens Capital, and NX.
Introductory knowledge of avionics components, including wires and connectors, and willingness to learn component functions.
Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office.
Effective time management and ability to handle multiple tasks.
Problem-solving skills and ability to escalate issues appropriately.
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and contribute effectively to team efforts.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including interaction with multiple organizational levels, suppliers, and customers.
Valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the commercial aviation industry.

Responsibilities

Develop engineering solutions to install IFEC in aircraft seats, monuments, cabin areas, and other aircraft areas, including external fuselage and empennage modifications.
Interpret customer requirements into engineering designs in collaboration with senior engineers.
Perform foundational technical evaluations and analyses to validate design feasibility.
Recognize engineering risks and collaborate with senior engineers to resolve design challenges.
Independently conduct aircraft surveys across cabin and structural zones; validate documentation, identify integration constraints, and collect data for design execution.
Lead on-site aircraft installations and/or support First Article Inspections to verify design compliance and address integration challenges.
Coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to support successful deployment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on system integration and comply with industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
Learn and apply CAD tools and engineering software to support design tasks.
Participate in Technical Kick Off meetings, collaborate on engineering plans, document design deliverables, and identify aircraft-system integration tasks.
Contribute to Design Quality Verification meetings by presenting design work, identifying quality risks, and recommending corrective actions.
Lead design reviews, including ITCM, PDR, and CDR, and resolve technical challenges.
Create engineering documentation, including integration design drawings, specifications, system block diagrams, wiring diagrams, assembly drawings, seat configurations, service bulletins, engineering orders, electrical load analyses, and work instructions.
Support process improvements and learn and apply compliance principles.
Engage with knowledge platforms such as B-PALL and RCCA and participate in reviews and checkpoints as an observer or contributor.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off for exempt salaried employees; non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days, 7 sick days, and 3 personal days annually, with accrual increasing with tenure.
11 company-paid holidays per year; U.S. corporate offices also close between Christmas and New Year.
Additional compensation for operational positions expected to work on holidays.
Medical insurance through Aetna or Kaiser in California and Hawaii.
Dental PPO and DMO options.
Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
Health management and wellbeing programs, including a Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, and other support resources.
401(k) with a 50% match on up to 8% contribution, fully vested from day one.
Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses.
The role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.