Aircraft Capability Development Engineer

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; nine or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, seven or more years of experience with a masters degree, or four or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Relevant engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-technology product development.
• Demonstrated experience driving product development through multiple lifecycle phases (requirements, design, integration, test, and/or fielding).
• Proven ability to coordinate work across multiple departments/disciplines, build strong working relationships, and align diverse teams toward common technical goals.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a track record of meeting deadlines on complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Solid understanding of systems engineering principles (requirements management, interfaces, verification & validation, risk management).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly present technical information to mixed technical/non-technical audiences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance is required.
• Experience with high technology-content product development (defense, aviation, automotive, etc.), preferably unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or autonomous systems.
• Background in one or more of the following: mission systems, avionics, communications, sensors, weapons integration, or flight controls.
• Experience working in DoD acquisition programs or with military customers.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools and practices.
• Experience with agile or incremental development in a hardware–software integrated environment.
• Prior exposure to flight test, system integration labs (SIL), or HIL environments.