Systems Integration and Test Manager
About The Position
Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Systems Integration and Test Manager to architect and lead a cross-disciplinary engineering team responsible for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) integration, configuration control, and structured feature validation before flight. The role builds the technical and procedural foundation for predictable integration of software, avionics, mechanical, and environmental subsystems and their clean transition into aircraft production. The manager will lead development and maintenance of a flight-representative HITL environment, define integration standards and workflows, establish readiness criteria for moving features from HITL to aircraft, and create production block-upgrade roadmaps. The role also establishes configuration-management and verification processes, leads structured ground-test campaigns, and coordinates release planning with software and flight-test leadership. The position manages and mentors mechanical, avionics, and software integration engineers and works closely with Software, GNC, Avionics, Electrical Engineering, and production teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
- 8–12+ years of experience in aerospace systems integration and testing.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of avionics integration, signal timing, and embedded systems.
- Experience with HITL environments and system-level validation.
- Familiarity with configuration-management tools and processes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using CAMEO Systems Modeler for system architecture development, requirements traceability, interface definition, and configuration control.
- Experience in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) development and integration.
- Strong background in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
- Experience transitioning development features into production block upgrades with structured release management.
- Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink-based architectures, including model validation and code-generation workflows.
- Experience with VxWorks-based embedded systems and real-time software integration.
Responsibilities
- Architect and maintain a flight-representative HITL environment.
- Define hardware and software integration standards and ensure hardware platforms can coexist with software feature development.
- Establish component-level integration workflows, including for radar altimeters and avionics modules.
- Validate signals, timing, interfaces, compatibility, and performance before aircraft installation.
- Define readiness criteria for transitioning features from HITL to aircraft.
- Develop structured ground-test campaigns and create block-upgrade roadmaps for production aircraft.
- Coordinate release planning with software and flight-test leadership.
- Establish configuration-management processes for HITL and aircraft baselines.
- Control hardware revisions, firmware versions, and software baselines.
- Implement traceability between requirements, test cases, and system outputs.
- Develop and enforce integration and verification procedures.
- Manage a team of mechanical, avionics, and software integration engineers.
- Coordinate with Software, GNC, Avionics, Electrical Engineering, and production teams.
- Lead technical, design-readiness, and integration reviews.
- Mentor engineers in systems thinking and disciplined integration practices.
- Define data-collection and validation methods for ground tests.
- Identify risks before flight integration and ensure safe, repeatable test execution.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package.
- Comprehensive benefit package options, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Three weeks of paid time off each year.
- 40 hours of sick time.
- 12 annual company holidays.
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
