Systems Engineer III

Crane Company • Lynnwood, WA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace and Electronics is hiring a Systems Engineer III at its Lynnwood, Washington location. The role performs engineering work in researching, planning, designing, and developing products for the aerospace or electronics markets. Working with minimal supervision, the engineer contributes to new product designs, modernization, and upgrades, and performs analyses to ensure products meet cost, quality, and customer requirements. The position uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and applies scientific and mathematical principles to develop economical technical solutions.

The Systems Engineer III works across engineering, operations, quality, and business disciplines to develop and sustain products. The role covers systems engineering activities from research and architecture through requirements definition, validation, verification, management, and flow-down to functional engineering groups. It includes leading system development activities using industry-recognized processes such as ARP4754; leading system safety analyses such as reliability predictions, FMEA, fault tree, common mode, and single event upset analyses under ARP4761; and participating in certification compliance activities for essential and critical aircraft control systems.

The position is based in a standard office and manufacturing environment, with work in a cubicle, at a desk, or in a lab. Manufacturing work may require personal protective equipment, and employees may encounter noise, cold temperatures, confined spaces, dust, or fumes. The role may require occasional domestic and international travel, up to 10%, for customer or test-lab meetings, design reviews, product testing, and technical seminars. Work involves approximately 90% sitting and 10% standing, lifting and pushing up to 20 pounds, and computer, calculator, and filing-cabinet use.

The stated salary range is $142,900–$167,400. Actual salary depends on factors including relevant experience, skills, training, and qualifications. Some roles may be eligible for performance-based bonuses. Crane Aerospace & Electronics is an equal opportunity employer. This position may require access to controlled data or information; when such access is required, only U.S. persons will be considered, consistent with ITAR requirements.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with system development following industry-recognized processes such as ARP4754.
• Familiarity with DO-178, DO-254, and DO-160.
• 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.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles, including interpreting and writing requirements, 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 verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, and other communications.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to use small- to medium-sized hand and power tools.
• Must be a U.S. person if the position requires access to controlled data or information.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD degree.
• Working knowledge of requirements management tools such as DOORS.

Responsibilities

• Work with functional groups to meet product performance and cost targets and build quality and manufacturability into designs.
• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements for product development, sustaining, and research and development.
• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work to meet project schedules and budgets.
• Produce accurate 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.
• Generate and review product development documentation, including proposals, technical reports, procedures, and correspondence.
• Communicate and work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, and support Integrated Product Team activities.
• Contribute to systems engineering activities, including product research, architecture definition, requirements definition and validation, systems verification, requirements management, and flow-down to functional engineering groups.
• Lead system development activities using 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 under ARP4761.
• Participate in certification compliance activities for essential and critical aircraft control systems.
• Follow company and regulatory guidelines to support a safe operating environment and participate in continuous improvement activities, including Kaizen and 5S.
• Perform other tasks assigned by a supervisor or management.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance starting 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, eligible after six months of employment.
• Some roles may be eligible for performance-based bonus programs.

What This Job Offers

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