Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

Wisk Aero•Mountain View, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on! We are looking for an Sr. Staff Aircraft Systems Engineer to join our team. The goal of a Sr. Staff Aircraft Systems Engineer at Wisk is to ensure that the aircraft is designed, built and verified for intended functionality. You will be part of the Aircraft Systems Engineering, Integration and test team that drive Aircraft Integration Activities. This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View office 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days.

Requirements

B.S. in engineering and 12 years experience or M.S in engineering with 8 years experience in Aircraft Integration, Systems Engineering or related field
Hands on experience in development and decomposition of requirements, developing and allocating functions, and interfacing with certification and systems safety teams to deliver certification deliverables.
Expertise with ARP4754A, DO-160, ARP4761, Part 23/25, regulations, AC XX.1309, or similar standards
Familiarity with DO-178C, DO-254.
Experience in requirements management tools such as Polarion, Doors, Teamcenter Requirements management, Requiem etc.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Previous system development, design, manufacturing, or flight test experience
Experience in development of one or more of the following: Complex, highly coupled aircraft systems, Avionics systems, Flight Controls, Propulsion Systems

Responsibilities

Support and drive definition and development activities supporting artifacts required for ARP4754 and ARP 4761 compliance.
Review safety critical system integration activities based on today's best system engineering practices, lessons learned and guidelines.
Support and drive multiple trade studies needed to achieve the most efficient and optimized safety critical systems architectural solutions that meet performance, size, weight, power and safety requirements as applicable from the FAA/EASA regulations.
Own and drive the schedule and end-to-end integration activities that range across mass, power, regulatory compliance, PRAs, top technical issues, to name a few.
Contribute towards development of efficient and optimized strategies for execution, to be implemented across multiple IPTs.
Support the system development and validation efforts that support the development, integration, testing of the integrated aircraft system in support of flight test and certification.
Be detailed and technically oriented and have the ability to work proactively and effectively with minimal supervision, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast paced and challenging environment.
Exemplify the culture, mission, values, vision and quality policy of the organization.