Systems Engineer | Sensors and Systems (Aerospace)

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Salary: $85,000–$105,000 USD per year

Company

Develops electric aircraft and supporting systems with a focus on sustainable aviation.

What you will do

• Plan and execute system functional tests in the Iron Bird test environment, review results, and prepare detailed reports.
• Support system requirements development and assess requirements to define test equipment categories, methods, and procedures.
• Define and analyze system interfaces, create interface control documentation, and facilitate hardware/software integration.
• Support aircraft-level testing, flight control system integration, and the development of electric aircraft systems.
• Manage problem reports and track issues identified during testing and verification.
• Prepare technical meeting materials and documentation supporting aircraft certification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 1–2 years of experience in an aerospace systems development lifecycle.
• Excellent report-writing skills, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
• Ability to use standard laboratory probing and troubleshooting test equipment.
• Position location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink, inertial sensing, communication protocols, or wireless communications.
• Experience with flight controls, autonomous systems, flight testing, or system-level Iron Bird and laboratory testing.
• Hardware verification experience using DO-160, MIL-STD-810, or MIL-STD-461.
• Experience building system test setups and using Git or other configuration management practices.
• Advanced degree, pilot’s license, or experience with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Word.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability coverage, and paid parental leave.
• Onsite healthcare is available in Vermont, and daily lunch is provided.
• Flight lessons and additional employee perks are available.
• Employment offers are contingent on a background check; hirify.global participates in E-Verify.