UAV Systems Specialist

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a world leader in remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. This position involves collaborating with management and engineering to establish objectives, plans, and timelines for the development of comprehensive technical documents.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with management and the customer to determine appropriate timelines, content, and format for the development of comprehensive engineering technical documents.
• Learns, interprets, and analyzes engineering source material such as engineering drawings, software documents, test plans, design specifications/documents, and interviews with technical experts.
• Analyzes and recommends safety criteria in system procedures and design and system failure modes to recommend technical manual procedures which control or eliminate hazards.
• Develops safe procedures as required to support customer and test/operational requirements.
• Evaluates the interrelationship of system safety requirements and other aspects of concept design and development requirements.
• Reviews human interface designs, and provides recommendations for human interface improvements to ensure practicability, safety and usability.
• Collaborates with engineering teams to resolve technical/operational issues.
• Serves as a specialist to management and customer by leading technical documentation reviews and making customer related presentations as required.
• Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Works in a safe manner in accordance with established operating practices and procedures.

Qualifications

• Typically requires education or formal training equivalent to the completion of a bachelor's degree and five or more years of professional engineering/military technical and/or documentation experience.
• Must demonstrate an excellent understanding of military and/or commercial systems, a strong working knowledge of the engineering development process, and an understanding of logistic support analysis and principles.
• The ability to develop, acquire, interpret and communicate engineering technical data.
• The ability to develop and communicate new concepts and apply them in an evolving environment.
• The ability to organize, schedule and coordinate work phases and determine the appropriate approach at the task or project level.
• The ability to identify issues and develop innovative solutions to a variety of complex technical problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to accurately analyze, document, present and report recommendations.
• Excellent knowledge of computer operations and applications.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance is required.