Technical Specialist III

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation•Savannah, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves working on engineering projects with critical problems that require major technological advances and extensive development. The Technical Specialist III will be responsible for an entire engineering project of major complexity within an established scope, making authoritative technical decisions and recommendations that significantly impact extensive engineering activities. The position requires applying advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts based on broad expertise or unique specialized knowledge, and leading the development of innovative principles and ideas. The individual will act independently to optimize technical product, cost, and schedule requirements, and work under consultative direction using independent judgment. Responsibilities include developing standards and guides for diverse engineering activities and conceiving/planning investigations in critical areas where engineering precedents are lacking. The role also involves writing software certification and planning documents in accordance with DO-178, participating in Stages of Involvement (SOI) audits and compliance reviews, developing, reviewing, and executing system-level test procedures and cases, and developing and reviewing software requirements. Additionally, the role includes proposing and planning new Model-Based Design (MBD) in compliance with DO-178/DO-331, providing technical leadership and mentoring, and collaborating with systems, safety, and QA teams to meet aerospace development processes and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field required.
Thirteen years of experience in job offered or related position required, including any experience with project estimation, schedule, execution, progress tracking, organizational tollgate reviews, customer reviews, SOI audits, Tool Qualification (DO-330), with problem reporting and issue tracking, and with PerformanceNEXT.
Eight years of experience with DO-178 software development and verification required.
Five years of experience with C or C++ required.
Two years of experience with systems and integration testing required.
Two years of experience with Model Based Design (DO-331) required.
Must have legal authority to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and thirteen years of experience, Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and eleven years of the above-requested experience or a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and nine years of the above-requested experience.
Advanced degree in engineering or related curriculum preferred.
The level of technical skill and abilities appropriate for this grade will be established by each discipline.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Responsibilities

Write software certification and planning documents in accordance with DO-178.
Participate in Stages of Involvement (SOI) audits and compliance reviews.
Develop, review, and execute system level test procedures and test cases.
Develop and review software requirements.
Propose and plan new Model-Based Design (MBD) in compliance with DO-178/DO-331.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other team members.
Collaborate with systems, safety, and QA teams to meet aerospace development processes and standards.
Work on engineering projects containing critical problems, the solution of which requires major technological advances and extensive related development.
Be responsible for an entire engineering project of major complexity within an established scope.
Make technical decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have an important impact on extensive engineering activities.
Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts based on broad expertise or unique specialized knowledge.
Lead the development of innovative principles and ideas.
Act independently to determine improved methods and/or procedures to optimize technical product, cost, and schedule requirements.
Work under consultative direction, using independent judgment to accomplish objectives.
Develop standards and guides for diverse engineering activities.
Conceive and plan investigations of broad areas of importance for which engineering precedents are lacking in areas critical to the program.
Perform other duties as assigned.