Systems Engineer

About the role

Provides leadership in the deployment of requirements management processes and tools for the Engineering Department, ensuring effective management of project requirements throughout the aerospace project lifecycle. Supports the development of substantiation and safety documentation for aircraft modification projects.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of requirements management tools and processes, promoting best practices within the organization.
• Collaborates with stakeholders, including engineers, designers, and clients, to gather, analyze, and translate high-level business needs into detailed technical requirements.
• Creates clear and concise requirement documents, including functional specifications, system requirements, and design specifications, while maintaining traceability between requirements and project deliverables.
• Manages changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle and supports the assessment of their impact on project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develops substantiation and safety documents (e.g., Functional Hazard Assessment, System Safety Analysis, Equipment Qualification Summaries, Functional Test Procedures), creates verification test plans based on requirements, and participates in validation activities to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Identifies and assesses risks related to requirements, proposes mitigation strategies to minimize project risks.
• Identifies and reports metrics related to requirements management to project leaders.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work, and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Systems Engineering or equivalent, a minimum of 3 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Aviation background and aircraft interior experience preferred.

Competencies

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.

Job Core Competencies

• Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge, exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills, keeps abreast of current developments, requires minimal supervision, displays understanding of how job relates to others, and uses resources effectively.
• Judgment – Displays a willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment, supports and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process, and makes timely decisions.
• Planning and Organization – Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, integrates changes smoothly, sets goals and objectives, and works in an organized manner.
• Cost Consciousness – Works with approved budget, develops and implements cost saving measures, contributes to profits and revenue, and conserves organizational resources.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Familiarity with industry standards (e.g., 14 CFR Part 25, DO-160, DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754) is preferred.
• Experience using requirements management tools such as PTC Codebeamer software is preferred.
• Ability to work constructively with other departments to gain consensus regarding requirements applicable to each program.
• Working knowledge of aircraft engineering processes.
• Excellent analytical, communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.

Benefits

The suite of comprehensive benefits include: healthcare (medical, dental & vision), life insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) savings plan with company match.