- Act as the negotiator between multiple stakeholders with conflicting interests to optimize spacecraft design.
- Contribute to or lead Avionics architecture studies, concept development, verification planning, vehicle integration, and operations support
- Manage Avionics requirements development, definition, and maturity
- Develop and manage Avionics physical, logical, and network configuration interface control documents (ICDs)
- Develop and maintain data and communication budgets
- Develop and maintain integrated electrical architecture diagrams.
- Coordinate constraints and conflicting requirements across multiple disciplines
- Contribute to or lead change management ensuring proper change impact assessment and coordination of design changes and their impacts across subsystems
- Coordinate sensor selection and end-to-end sensor error analysis.
- Identify, assess, and manage program risks (technical, schedule, cost, integration)
- Tool development for maintaining vehicle electrical configuration and definition.
Requirements
- B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical subject area
- 8+ years relevant experience in the full life cycle development of avionics systems, including requirements, design, integration, test, and operations.
- Deep experience in integrating spacecraft or high criticality aerospace subsystems - Avionics, Software, Structures, GNC, power system, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to define and manage communication protocols
- Demonstrated functional understanding of common electrical digital and analog interfaces (e.g. Serial Bus Communications, Video, Audio, Ethernet, Analog Sensors, etc.)
- Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems
- Strong MS Excel skills
- Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
- Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships.
Core Competencies
Expertise in Avionics Systems Development, including requirements management, design integration, and operations support, with a strong focus on communication protocols and systems engineering practices. Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and coordinate across multiple disciplines in high-criticality aerospace environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Avionics Systems Development
- Requirements Management
- Systems Engineering Practices
- Communication Protocols
- Stakeholder Negotiation
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Avionics Architecture Studies
- Electrical Architecture Diagrams
- Configuration Interface Control Documents
- Sensor Selection
- Change Management
- Risk Management
- Data and Communication Budgets
- Integration Processes
- Full Life Cycle Development
- Technical Documentation
Soft Skills
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Graphical Communication
- Collaboration
- Trust Building
Industry Keywords
- Aerospace Engineering
- Spacecraft Integration
- Mission Critical Systems
- High Criticality Aerospace Subsystems
- Program Risk Management
Tools & Technologies
- MS Excel
- Electrical Digital Interfaces
- Analog Interfaces
- Serial Bus Communications
- Ethernet