Staff Systems Engineer - Architecture & Interfaces

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Execute assigned segments of the Merlin Pilot System architecture and interface definition, including functional/logical architecture, functional behaviors, and physical architecture.
• Capture and maintain system architectures in models (MBSE), keeping them current as the design evolves.
• Translate customer needs into top-level system descriptions and requirements that decompose to the Mission Autonomy and Flight Autonomy teams. Develop CONOPs, Use Cases, and other tools to capture customer needs.
• Define and assess the interfaces between mission autonomy and flight autonomy, ensuring correctness and feasibility, and document Merlin Pilot’s architecture interfaces to support interoperability and integration…
• Develop system-level requirements for features, functions, interfaces, performance, and operational needs, and support allocation of requirements to sub-systems and items.
• Specify physical interfaces and data protocols, and produce detailed interface definitions and supporting documentation.
• Support Merlin Pilot software releases, providing systems engineering support from requirements definition through validation.
• Perform change impact assessments in response to change requests, problem reports, and new requirements from Air Vehicle Integration.

Job requirements

• BS in Systems/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering or a related subject, MS preferred.
• 10+ years of experience conducting systems engineering in FAA/EASA/DOD certification programs (7+ years with MS degree, 5+ years with PhD).
• Demonstrated ability to independently own and deliver complex systems engineering work products with minimal supervision.
• Hands-on experience in integrated avionics equipment using ARP4754A/B and RTCA DO-178B/C for flight-critical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to develop system-level requirements, architectures, and interfaces, and decompose down to lower levels.
• History in requirements validation and verification.
• Demonstrated experience capturing system architectures using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., Cameo).
• Demonstrated familiarity with general aviation aircraft and integration.