Job Description

Position: Avionics Engineer

Location: Robins Air Force Base, Georgia

Work-Arrangement: Hybrid

Clearance : Ability to Obtain Secret

Required Experience & Education:

• 15 years of experience, 5 years in DoD environment.
• Knowledge of avionics engineering in support of avionics subsystem definition, development, integration, and verification methods.
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in an ABET-accredited engineering discipline
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance; U.S. Citizenship required

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of avionics engineering in support of avionics subsystem definition, development, integration, and all verification methods to include review of ICDs, sustainment, modeling/simulation, test and evaluation, and airworthiness certification across a wide range of hardware and software systems.
• Support Aircraft Information Management Systems (AIMS) requirements/ testing/ certification and spectrum management requirements/ testing/ certification.
• Use knowledge of Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) requirements, policies, and regulations to define requirements, complete CNS/ATM compliance matrices, and support testing and certification of aircraft and supporting systems.
• Support and assist systems analyses to include, but not be limited to, avionics system design/design feasibility and state-of-the-art assessment.
• Attend all technical reviews and provide technical advice on the path forward to the installation of the new hardware and software into the system.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the area of controls and displays, data bus, and data recording development, test, sustainment and operations covering airborne vehicles’ controls and displays subsystems (including but not limited to cockpit displays and aerial refueling operator station displays) to include performance, integrity, and FAA and DoD airworthiness/certification.
• Review technical documents, determining sufficiency for demonstrating compliance with spec and airworthiness, summarizing findings, recommended changes, and communicating all results to program offices.
• Support technical interchange meetings with regards to updates/upgrades in area of controls and displays, data buses (including but not limited to MIL-STD-1553B and ARINC-429), and data recording equipment.
• Support the avionics team in development of requirements for future upgrades to associated equipment.
• Apply knowledge in reviewing associated equipment airworthiness reports, in accordance with AFPD 62-6 USAF Airworthiness requirements.
• Understand and apply MIL-HDBK-516C Airworthiness Certification Criteria to aircraft systems and subsystems.
• Apply OSS&E and airworthiness processes, as well as assist in providing risk assessments, safety analysis and recommendations, and address high priority safety issues.
• Assist in translating user requirements into weapons system requirements, which will be used to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate weapons systems, subsystems and equipment for eventual fielding and deployment.
• Assist the USG in the engineering evaluation of prime and subcontractor recommendations for operational and support issues, including but not limited to evaluations of Advance Change Study Notices (ACSN), ECPs, Contract Change Proposal (CCPs), FAA bulletins, modification proposals, DMSMS, program risk, and related documents.
• Assist in the development and evaluation of IMP, IMS, and Systems Engineering Detail Schedule (SEDS) engineering cost estimates.
• Perform, as required, an advisory role for program weapon system contractor source selections on all engineering-related requirements.
• Support & assist in project team meetings, working groups, and reviews as needed.

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