Sr. Sustaining Engineer

Sagetech Avionics • Bingen, WA

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About The Position

Sagetech Avionics is seeking a hands-on Sustaining Engineer to support the reliability, performance, and continuous improvement of existing avionics products. The role works with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and test teams to troubleshoot technical challenges, investigate product issues, and implement improvements for customers and mission-critical applications.

The engineer supports existing products through production and field issue resolution, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, engineering changes, and product improvements. The position also contributes to production, integration, testing, documentation, configuration records, and initiatives to improve reliability, manufacturability, and long-term performance.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience in engineering, troubleshooting, product support, integration, testing, or sustaining engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate technical issues and identify root causes.
• Experience working collaboratively across technical and cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage priorities, take ownership of technical challenges, and follow issues through to resolution.
• Eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled information and systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in avionics, aerospace, defense electronics, or other safety-critical products.
• Familiarity with hardware, embedded software, FPGA, RF electronics, or complex electronic systems.
• Knowledge of engineering change control, configuration management, and product lifecycle support.
• Familiarity with aerospace and defense standards such as SAE ARP4754, RTCA DO-254, or RTCA DO-178C.
• Experience with root-cause analysis, failure investigations, reliability improvement, or manufacturing support.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues affecting existing avionics products, including production and field-reported issues.
• Lead or support root-cause investigations and implement effective corrective actions.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, FPGA, systems, test, manufacturing, and quality teams to resolve cross-functional engineering challenges.
• Support production, integration, and testing activities to maintain product quality and reliability.
• Evaluate and implement engineering changes, product improvements, and component replacements.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation, technical specifications, and product configuration records.
• Identify opportunities to improve product reliability, manufacturability, and long-term performance.
• Support nonconformance investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior