Ground Control Station Project Engineer

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leader in remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars. They are seeking a GCS (Ground Control Station) Project Engineer in their Project Engineering group.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve technical issues during GCS builds and software development.
• Perform system level design of the GCS for GA-ASI UAV systems.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop, document, and validate GCS Production Test Procedures (PTP).
• Develop new designs or modifications of existing systems as required.
• Assignments are normally outlined in terms of overall objectives and anticipated results.
• Review Statements of Work (SOW) and define Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) project tasks and responsibilities.
• Work with other GCS team members to define system design requirements.
• Work with other groups such as Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Program Management personnel to facilitate task completion.
• Oversee sustaining engineering tasks and work closely with manufacturing on the integration of new and existing GCS assemblies and sub-assemblies.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and repair systems in assigned area by utilizing standard engineering and scientific principles.
• Work with CAD Designers and other engineering support organizations to produce documentation such as engineering drawings, source control drawings, system specifications, and test procedures.
• Deliver technical presentations such as PDRs and CDRs.
• Provide project leadership and direction to design or technical staff.
• Interact with Program Management and customer personnel to review or define project requirements.
• Prepare engineering proposals with technical specifications, cost analysis, and implementation plans for Ground Control Station solutions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience.
• May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Demonstrates an extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals.
• Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems.
• Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Professional Engineering License, original work(s) published in professional engineering journals, and invited to present one or more original works to an engineering symposium are desirable.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance is required.
• Must understand basic troubleshooting and equipment setup techniques.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and proficiency in equipment setup and configuration.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical specifications.
• Must have a working knowledge of analog and digital audio signals.
• Must have a working knowledge of RS422, RS485, RS232, AIRC-429 and MIL-STD-1553 serial communications protocols.
• Preferrable basic knowledge of networking, Ethernet cabling, IP addressing, Subnets, H.264/265 etc.
• Preferrable basic knowledge of Linux operating systems with a primary focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Preferrable basic knowledge of Virtual Machines (VM) and containerization.
• Preferrable basic knowledge of server infrastructure, hardware components, and data center fundamentals.
• Preferrable basic knowledge of cybersecurity principles, compliance frameworks, and classification segmentation.
• Must be able to document equipment and system configurations.