Avionics System Engineer
Nickerson Talent Solutionsabout 2 months ago
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Remote
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead systems engineering for the Networking product line, ensuring deterministic performance, end-to-end integration (including integration of LRUs), and robust operability
- Own certification strategy and execution for DAL A programs (ARP 4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-297, DO-330); support SOIs, audits, and closure of findings
- Define, decompose, and manage traceable requirements for TSN features (IEEE 802.1AS/802.1Qbv/802.1Qci/802.1DP) and ARINC A664/A615A; manage specification flow-down to modules/components/subcontractors
- Drive validation and verification at system and component levels; develop verification strategies and artifacts; ensure configuration control and interface management across execution teams
- Conduct system and product integration — including integration of LRUs — to maximize performance, maintainability, and operability; manage risk trades across multi-disciplinary teams
- Coordinate cross-functional execution (software, hardware, test, safety, reliability, maintainability, certification) and contribute to design/code reviews for network switch development
- Engage customers and suppliers on requirements, interoperability, and compliance plans; benchmark industry practices and competitive differentiators
- Mentor systems engineers; serve as a best-practice resource; contribute to strategy/policy within area of responsibility
- Use sound judgment to resolve moderately complex technical and operational problems; escalate risks early to meet quality, schedule, and budget targets
- Travel up to 10%
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, or STEM).
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in design, systems integration, or verification.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals such as IP addressing, Ethernet, VLANs, switching, routing, and topology concepts
- This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens. Proof of status will be required prior to employment.
Desired Characteristics
- TSN expertise (IEEE 802.1AS/802.1Qbv/802.1Qci/802.1DP); ARINC A664/A615A
- Protocols knowledge: QoS, NTP, DHCP; FTP/TFTP/SNMP; SSH, IPSec.
- Tools expertise: Cameo, Teamwork Cloud, IBM DOORS, RTC/EWM
- Experience in DAL A development environments; customer technical interface; project estimation/bidding
- Self-starter with strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Required Skills
Networking fundamentals
Verification
IPSec
VLANs
Systems integration
Design/code reviews
ARINC A664/A615A
switching
Tools expertise: Cameo, Teamwork Cloud, IBM DOORS, RTC/EWM
topology concepts
Ethernet
SSH
Mentorship
FTP/TFTP/SNMP
routing
Customer engagement
IP addressing
Technical problem solving
Protocols knowledge: QoS, NTP, DHCP
TSN expertise (IEEE 802.1AS/802.1Qbv/802.1Qci/802.1DP)
Cross-functional coordination