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Job Summary

Location
Merrimack, NH
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Reference Code
3456

PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER - Avionics Systems

About the Job

A world leader in the design and manufacture of avionics flight instruments, technologically sophisticated defense systems and diagnostic medical instrumentation, Kollsman combines the close-knit teamwork and high visibility of a small company with the stability and resources only a large company can provide. Add in our employee-friendly corporate culture and great southern New Hampshire lifestyle, and you'll see why joining Kollsman could be the best move of your career.

Lead the definition, implementation and certification of products • Manage a multi-disciplinary Engineering team • Manage schedule, budget, risk and key performance parameters • Establish center of knowledge of Head-Up Displays, Head Wearable Displays, Enhanced synthetic vision and airborne display computers. • Coordinate development efforts for shared programs with overseas affiliates. • Create development and test environment to facilitate the development and certification of such products. • Integrate the system into the Kollsman flight test bed • Oversee the certification of the products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Lead Systems Engineering processes, such as requirements management, risk management, system integration, verification and validation.
    • Capture requirements though interviews, document analysis, storyboards, surveys, use cases, scenarios, event lists, business analysis, competitive product analysis, task and workflow analysis
    • Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding
    • Specify requirements with an appropriate level of detail that allow development teams to create architecture specifications, perform design/development activities, and ensure testability
    • Participate in hardware and software development reviews
    • Inspect requirements documents created by peers
    • Manage requirements traceability and track requirements status throughout the project life cycle
  • Familiar with program planning and control certification of the system and understanding of all the software, hardware, safety, maintainability and operations of such systems
    • Manage changes using change control processes and tools
    • Maximize reuse of requirements across projects
OTHER RESPONSIBILITES:
  • Participate in system integration activities
  • Reliability and Safety analysis
  • Assist in formulating technical responses to quote requests
  • Perform other job related duties as assigned

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Avionics (other Engineering degrees will be considered based on past experience). Masters degree preferred.
  • Twelve or more years of related experience to include
    • Performing a systems engineering or requirements development role substantially similar to the essential functions of this job description
    • Experience developing products for commercial avionics under FAA regulations
    • Familiarity with RTCA standards (DO-254, DO-178B, DO-160)
    • Experience installing and testing airborne systems
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office products
  • Demonstrated analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, and abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding
  • Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate information to customers, marketing, managers, and technical staff
  • Organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail and quality.
    • Ability to work with the vast array of information gathered during elicitation and analysis.
    • Ability to effectively cope with rapidly changing information
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Aviation experience
  • Familiarity with display systems and sensors
  • Certification to level A
  • FAA Systems and Equipment DER
  • PEM Certification

For more information log onto: www.elbitsystems-us.com



If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1259816-1789-4372
 

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