Systems Integration & Test Manager

Responsibilities

• HITL Architecture & Integration Environment
• Architect and maintain a flight-representative HITL environment
• Define hardware and software integration standards
• Ensure coexistence between hardware platforms and software feature development
• Establish component-level integration workflows (e.g., radar altimeter, avionics modules)
• Validate signals, timing, interfaces, compatibility and performance prior to aircraft installation
• Feature On-Ramp & Block Upgrade Strategy
• Define readiness criteria for transitioning features from HITL to aircraft
• Develop structured ground test campaigns
• Create block upgrade roadmaps for production aircraft
• Capture coordination with software and flight test leadership for release planning
• Configuration Control & Systems Engineering
• Establish configuration management processes for HITL and aircraft baselines
• Control hardware revisions, firmware versions, and software baselines
• Implement traceability between requirements, test cases, and system outputs
• Develop and enforce integration and verification procedures
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Manage a team of mechanical, avionics, and software integration engineers
• Capture coordination with core Software, GNC, Avionics, Electrical Engineering and production teams
• Drive technical reviews, design readiness reviews, and integration reviews
• Mentor engineers in systems thinking and disciplined integration practices
• Ground Test & Validation
• Lead structured ground test campaigns
• Define data collection and validation methods
• Identify risks prior to flight integration
• Ensure safe and repeatable test execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 8–12+ years of experience in aerospace systems integration and testing
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Strong understanding of avionics integration, signal timing, and embedded systems
• Experience with HITL environments and system-level validation
• Familiarity with configuration management tools and processes
• Experience using CAMEO Systems Modeler for system architecture development, requirements traceability, interface definition, and configuration control
• Experience in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) development and integration
• Strong background in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience transitioning development features into production block upgrades with structured release management
• Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink-based architectures, including model validation and code generation workflows
• Experience with VxWorks-based embedded systems and real-time software integration

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefit package options include medical, dental, vision, life, and more.
• 401k with company-match
• 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• 12 annual company holidays