Systems Engineer - Aerospace
Innovative Solutions & Support · Innovative Aerosystems ·
- Category
- Software engineering
Systems engineer owning the full lifecycle of complex aerospace systems: technical planning, system-level design, environmental qualification (DO-160, MIL-STD-810/461), integration, verification, and sustainment. Acts as the technical bridge across hardware, software, test, quality, and program management, applying standards like ARP4754A, DO-178, DO-254, and AS9100.
The Systems Engineer is responsible for the technical planning, system-level design, environmental qualification, integration, verification, and lifecycle management of complex aerospace systems. This role ensures that customer requirements, environmental performance, regulatory standards, and organizational objectives are translated into reliable, high-performing products. The Systems Engineer serves as the technical bridge between hardware, software, manufacturing, test, quality, and program management teams.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead systems engineering activities across the full product lifecycle (concept, development, environmental qualification, verification, production, and sustainment).
· Develop and manage system requirements, specifications, and interface control documents (ICDs).
· Perform requirements decomposition, traceability, and verification planning, including environmental and stress qualification requirements.
· Conduct system architecture development, trade studies, and risk assessments.
· Define and oversee environmental test strategies including temperature, vibration, shock, humidity, altitude, EMI/EMC, lightning, and fluids susceptibility.
· Support and witness environmental qualification testing to RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and other applicable standards.
· Analyze environmental test data, identify failures, lead root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
· Support system integration, test planning, verification, and validation (V&V).
· Ensure compliance with aerospace standards such as ARP4754A, DO-178, DO-254, AS9100, MIL-STD, and related regulations.
· Lead failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and reliability assessments incorporating environmental stress factors.
· Coordinate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, test, quality, and supply chain.
· Support customer technical reviews and design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) with emphasis on qualification and certification readiness.
· Manage system-level risks, configuration control, and change management.
· Support transition from development to production and fielded system support, including environmental re-qualification as needed.