Systems Engineer, Sr. Staff

AeroVironment•Simi Valley, CA

1d•$147,000 - $224,250•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Staff Systems Engineer works with our Design team to develop a variety of innovative Unmanned Systems for defense and commercial applications. This position will interact with Controls Engineers to allocate requirements and develop architectures to drive simulation models. These development efforts will generally be small focused design teams, which will require engineers to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering, computer science, and mathematical disciplines. Because of the nature of the development efforts, the engineer will need to work on a variety of stages of development including requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed design, validation and verification testing.

Requirements

Bachelors in Mathematics, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
12 - 15 years of experience in a systems engineering role (Aerospace systems engineering preferred)
Proficiency with C/C++ and Matlab required
Has managed requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
Demonstrated prior experience in providing effective weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
Has developed systems test plans, procedures and reports and reviewed and interpreted specifications
Experienced in writing Systems Safety protocols and ensuring personnel safety during field testing
Strong Matlab skills and is proficient with office software and computer based productivity tools
Familiarity with electronics and systems related to image collection and analysis
Ability and interest in creating Architectures using Model Based Engineering tools

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree is preferred
Experienced in taking a product from concept to production with contract manufacturers is preferred
Knowledge of Simulink, Ansys and Solidworks preferred
Exposure to Guidance Navigation and Control Systems along with Modeling Simulation and Control is preferred. Exposure to Model Based Systems Engineering is helpful but not required
Understanding of Aircraft Terminology is a plus as is familiarity with Python or ROS (Robot Operating System) a plus
Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

Responsibilities

Oversee requirements traceability and evolution through the system development cycle
Provide weekly status of system development progress with requirements burn down
Allocate requirements to subsystem & engineering coordination
Evaluate system performance thresholds and providing direction
Develops instrumented flight test vectors and data acquisition
Provide input for model development and simulation analysis
Develop systems test plans, procedures and reports
Review and interpret customer specification effectively
Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses. Influences the shaping of future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems
Work on significant issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments
Provide guidance and mentorship to others in both their discipline and on company values
Other duties as assigned