Principal Avionics Systems and Flight Test Engineer (Avionics)

Location: Onsite in Mineral Wells, Texas, United States

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 annually

Company

hirify.global Avionics develops customer-focused avionics and customized aircraft solutions for special-mission, military and defense, military trainer, business, and general aviation applications.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and flight-test complete aircraft avionics systems, radios, autopilots, and flight control systems.
• Review customer requirements and create conceptual system designs and architectures.
• Lead complex technical initiatives and customer projects, including informal engineering teams and multiple concurrent projects.
• Perform system and software integration, subsystem analysis, requirements specification, modeling, and performance analysis.
• Develop and modify testing applications and tools for integration activities and formal flight tests.
• Lead aircraft configuration development, avionics flight testing, TSO and STC certification projects, and provide technical guidance to lower-level engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in systems, electrical, mechanical, aerospace, software, computer engineering, or a related engineering discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Typically at least 15 years of related avionics and technical engineering experience.
• Extensive knowledge of avionics engineering, product requirements, requirements management tools, design and development processes, and relevant industry standards.
• Knowledge of FAA and other aircraft certification processes, including system safety analysis.
• Ability to perform engineering work during aircraft flight testing.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to work onsite in Mineral Wells, Texas. Ability to travel domestically and internationally, at times more than 30%, is required.

Nice to have

• FAA pilot certification.
• Extensive flight-testing and system safety analysis experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Monday–Thursday schedule with 10-hour shifts.
• Profit sharing, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and relocation assistance.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental insurance coverage.
• Tuition assistance, mentorship, coaching, leadership development, employee resource groups, and team-building activities.