Avionics Engineer Lead

Job Summary

Engineering of target missile electrical requirements, design, integration, and test. Includes review of component selection, oversight of qualification testing, review of design review objective evidence, review or update of interface control documents or specifications, support for failure review boards and root cause determination. Also involves assembly, integration, test, and launch of target missiles.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Broad knowledge of target requirements and systems engineering, missile systems designs, missile avionics and telemetry systems, and hardware integration and test procedures.
• Knowledge of electrical design, test, and manufacturing for avionic hardware typically used on military flight vehicles.
• Experience with electrical systems interface design and test of multi-component avionics packages for missile flight vehicles.
• Knowledge of software design, test & qualification processes used in avionics software on missile flight hardware.
• Knowledge of CAD tools for generating electrical drawings, and Electrical Manufacturing Standards such as IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, IPC 7711/7721, and NASA 8739.1 and 8739.4.
• Ability to write Statements of Work for typical Electrical Hardware manufacture, rework, and test, using existing and/or new designs.
• Experience using MATLAB and/or other tools for flight and electronic systems test data analysis and design.
• Knowledge of typical aerospace procedures for "Control of Non-Conforming Material."
• Knowledge of typical military standards and aerospace quality standards used in manufacture and test of avionics flight hardware.
• Experience with flight hardware acceptance & qualification test procedures (both functional & environmental testing).
• Ability to analyze flight test telemetry data from avionics hardware to assess performance.
• Experience working on failure review boards determining appropriate root cause and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of ordnance systems design. Ordnance handling certification is a plus.
• Project Management experience is a plus.

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Project Management - Communicates changes and progress.
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Presents numerical data effectively.
• Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Judgment - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
• Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Initiative - Seeks increased responsibilities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation - Generates suggestions for improving work.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work well within a team environment.
• Must be able to simultaneously work multiple complex tasks.
• Must be able to communicate well with senior leadership.
• Must have highly developed written and oral skills.
• Must be proactive and energetic.
• Must be capable of working independently.
• Experience in one or more of the following key specialty areas: electrical engineering, systems engineering, systems integration, missiles, targets, flight tests, modeling and simulations, reentry vehicles, space vehicles, rocket motors and thrusters, specialty engineering, or threat systems.
• Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Essential Duties

• Follows all import/export requirements, consulting with facility import/export personnel as required.

Other Qualifications

• US Citizenship with ability to attain/maintain government security clearance.
• Able to travel (domestically/internationally) approximately __+/-10_%.