Systems Engineer

Thomas Global•Irvine, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineer supports the full lifecycle development, integration, verification, qualification, production and sustainment of avionics and defense electronic systems. The role translates customer, operational, regulatory and program needs into requirements and architectures, working with multidisciplinary teams to meet performance, safety, reliability, security and compliance objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field.
Typically 5 or more years of experience applying systems engineering principles across the lifecycle of avionics, aerospace or defense electronic systems.
Knowledge of requirements analysis, allocation and traceability; system architecture; interface management; integration; and verification and validation.
Familiarity with civil aviation certification and/or defense airworthiness, qualification and customer requirements; experience in both environments is preferred.
Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, Polarion, Jira or equivalent systems.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting, communication and teamwork skills, including the ability to work effectively with customers and multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification, such as Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), is preferred.

Responsibilities

Define and manage system requirements, architectures, interfaces and operational concepts for avionics and defense electronic systems.
Allocate requirements to hardware and software, conduct trade studies and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
Define and manage electrical, mechanical, software and data interfaces, including interface control documentation.
Integrate components and line-replaceable units into aircraft, ground, vehicle or mission systems, as applicable.
Develop verification and validation plans, procedures, test cases and acceptance criteria based on approved requirements.
Support analysis, system integration, environmental qualification, acceptance testing, anomaly resolution and verification closure.
Support civil aviation certification and military airworthiness or customer qualification activities, as applicable to the program.
Apply applicable regulatory and industry standards, including FAA or EASA requirements, ARP4754A, DO-160, DO-178C, DO-254 and relevant MIL-STDs.
Support technical planning, design reviews, risk management, configuration control and coordination with customers and suppliers.
Prepare and present technical data, analyses, status and compliance evidence to internal and external stakeholders.
Troubleshoot development, production and field issues using structured root-cause analysis and corrective-action methods.
Develop maintenance, repair, upgrade and sustainment guidance to support the continued reliability of fielded products.
Maintain specifications, requirements, architecture and design data, interface documents, test documentation and technical reports.
Work with electrical, software, firmware, mechanical, verification, manufacturing, quality and program teams throughout the product lifecycle.