Systems Engineer. Aircraft Software

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead implementation of software standards, process, and development approaches
• Maintain and refine the software system architecture
• Derive software requirements from the functional decomposition of aircraft subsystems
• Define clean interfaces for software interoperability
• Work closely with design engineers in propulsion, avionics, and flight control
• Produce and manage verification artifacts for requirements traceability
• Participate in design reviews to drive architecture decisions that balance performance, risk, schedule, and complexity constraints
• Support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) integration testing including investigation and resolution of anomalies

Job requirements

• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering on aerospace, defense, or UAS platforms with a focus on software
• Strong foundation in systems engineering principles and practices
• Ability to write clear, verifiable, and testable requirements using industry-standard patterns
• Familiarity with authoring and maintaining requirements using modern digital tools (e.g. Jama, Polarion, JIRA, etc.)
• Expertise in software development and verification activities for civil or military aircraft
• Experience with formal methods for verification and validation (e.g. DO-333)
• Experience with software development standards for civil aviation (e.g. DO-178, DO-254)
• Experience with software aspects of military safety standards and handbooks (e.g. MIL-STD-882, JSSSEH)