General Atomics-posted 3 months ago
Poway, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Publishing Industries

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. The Agile Mission Systems (AMS) at GA-ASI in San Diego, CA is a growing center of excellence seeking high-performing technical contributors, unique talent, and future leaders in the Systems Engineering functional area. The Senior Mission Systems Architect will be responsible for the design and development of next-generation mission systems providing end-to-end missionization for unmanned air vehicles. This candidate's contributions will span across multiple UAS platforms to include Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), Longshot, a variety of Small UAS, Expendable UAS, NexGen ISR, and Legacy Platform variants such as MQ-1 & MQ-9A/B.

  • Leverage extensive knowledge of the application and employment of tactical data links (TDLs) to support existing and future programs in the implementation of TDLs on GA-ASI family of unmanned aircraft and communications pods.
  • Develop concept of operation and concept of employment to shape the design of TDL architectures for unmanned systems.
  • Develop and document system and subsystem requirements to capture the requisite system design and performance parameters.
  • Design hardware, software, and network architectures to meet technical, environmental, and airworthiness requirements and select the hardware components to meet those requirements.
  • Work with other product teams to ensure the software and network implementation meets system requirements.
  • Integrate and support the testing of TDL systems in a lab and flight environment.
  • Travel to customer sites as needed to support the testing and qualification of systems in operationally representative environments.
  • Function in an advisory or leadership role with regards to the planning and oversight of the successful resolution and implementation of engineering problem(s).
  • Provide direction and guidance to professional and support staff.
  • Perform other duties as assigned or required.
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