Systems Engineer III

Crane Company • Lynnwood, WA

12d • $142,900 - $167,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is hiring a Systems Engineer III at its Lynnwood, Washington location. The role works with minimal supervision, applying engineering procedures, originality, and ingenuity to research, plan, design, and develop products for the aerospace and electronics markets. The engineer works on new product designs, modernization, and upgrades, and performs analyses to ensure products meet cost, quality, and customer requirements. Computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment are used to develop economical solutions to technical problems.

The Systems Engineer contributes across systems engineering activities, from initial product research and architecture definition through requirements definition and validation, systems verification, and requirements management and flowdown to functional engineering groups. The role leads system development activities using recognized processes such as ARP4754, leads system safety analyses such as reliability predictions, FMEA, fault tree, common mode, and single event upset analyses (ARP4761), and participates in certification compliance activities for essential and critical aircraft control systems.

The position is based in a standard office environment, with work also occurring in a manufacturing environment and in a cubicle, desk, or lab workspace. Occasional travel to customer and outside test-lab facilities is required and may include domestic and international travel up to 10%. Manufacturing operations may require PPE, and the work may involve loud noise, cold temperatures, confined spaces, dust, or fumes. The role requires use of small to medium hand and power tools. Approximate work distribution is 90% sitting and 10% standing, with lifting and pushing up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with system development using industry-recognized processes such as ARP4754.
• Familiarity with DO-178, DO-254, and DO-160.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles, including interpreting and writing requirements and developing system architectures and designs.
• Knowledge of requirements management, validation, and verification.
• Familiarity with multiphysics modeling and simulation, such as Simulink.
• Familiarity with circuit analysis and power supply topologies.
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, and other communications.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• The position may require access to Controlled Data or Information; where such access is required, only US Persons will be considered under ITAR requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD degree.
• Working knowledge of requirements management tools such as DOORS.
• Knowledge of general principles involved in developing Transformer Rectifier Units, Power Conditioning Units, DC-DC Converters, Magnetics, Battery Chargers, Landing Gear Control and Indication Systems, Door and Slide Control and Indication Systems, and Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.

Responsibilities

• Work with functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets and build quality and manufacturability into designs.
• Follow company and regulatory guidelines to help ensure a safe operating environment.
• Support continuous process improvement, including Kaizen and 5S practices, and personal development.
• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements for product development, sustaining, and R&D.
• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work to meet project schedules and budgets.
• Perform design and development work that meets customer specifications and company requirements for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability.
• Use problem-solving processes, documentation, tools, and analyses to identify root causes and corrective actions for technical challenges and issues.
• Generate and review product development documentation, including proposals, technical reports, procedures, and correspondence.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, operations, quality, and business functions.
• Support Integrated Product Team (IPT) activities with technical, operations, quality, and business disciplines.
• Contribute to systems engineering activities including product research, architecture definition, requirements definition and validation, systems verification, requirements management, and flowdown to functional engineering groups.
• Lead system development activities following industry-recognized processes such as ARP4754.
• Lead system safety analyses, including reliability predictions, Failure Modes and Effects Analyses, Fault Tree Analysis, Common Mode Analysis, and Single Event Upset analysis (ARP4761).
• Participate in certification compliance activities for essential and critical aircraft control systems.
• Complete other tasks assigned by a supervisor or management.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance beginning the first day of the month.
• 15 days of paid time off, accruing from the first day of employment.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Education reimbursement eligibility after 6 months of employment.
• Some roles may be eligible for performance-based bonus programs.

What This Job Offers

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