Avionics Engineer Job Description
Avionics engineer
provides engineering support of subsystem definition, development, integration, all verification methods, sustainment modeling/simulation, T&E, and AW certification across a wide range of hardware and software systems.
Avionics Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Develop system integration strategies, test and certification plans to assure that operational and functional requirements are met
Research new technologies and techniques, and apply them to product development
Provide sustainment engineering and product upgrade support for existing (legacy) BendixKing Products
Perform multiple platform system integration
Responsible for development and execution of testing strategies for avionics hardware spanning PCBA board testing and defect detection, sensor/transducer verification, and full functional testing of an assembled unit
Own vehicle level harnessing mechanical assemblies and drive to closure all systems integration trades related to those assemblies
Interface with harness production and integration teams to ensure final harness designs can be produced and installed on schedule in accordance with overall project goals
Design and build test equipment and system testbeds to support vehicle integration and system validation
Product design, including form factor, architecture, data communications, feature/functionality, user interface, MOPS compliance
Analyze marketing and customers requirements, regulations and system architectures and translate them into system requirements using model based techniques
Avionics Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Avionics Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: FAA, EASA, SSL, TCP/IP, FAR, NASA, DOD, DO-178C, ICD, EU
Education for Avionics Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the avionics engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Math, Technical, Technology, Mathematics
Skills for Avionics Engineer
Desired skills for avionics engineer include:
Development
Integration
Modeling/simulation
Sustainment
Airworthiness certification across a wide range of hardware and software systems
Avionics engineering in support of avionics subsystem definition
Complete CNS/ATM compliance matrices
Policies
Regulations to define requirements
Support testing and certification of aircraft and supporting systems
Desired experience for avionics engineer includes:
Develop work breakdown structures and schedule estimates during project planning phase
Be recognized as an emerging technical authority within Systems Engineering and acts as a mentor to others
Analyzes and interprets requirements at the aircraft level and flows down to lower level specifications
Provides technical coordination of vendors/suppliers
Evaluates and guides electrical, mechanical, and software detailed designs to ensure system-level requirements are met
Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on small contracts or single component projects
Avionics Engineer Examples
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Avionics Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for an avionics engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for avionics engineer
- Will support development of avionics system architecture and system software for real-time simulation applications
- Provides direction to design or technical staff and will lead a team of moderately experienced professional staff
- Circuit, Sub-system, and System level engineering and risk assessment due to ionizing radiation effects
- Prepare and fully execute test plans and analysis for single event effect, total ionizing dose, and displacement damage dose
- Establish applicable ionizing radiation requirements
- Analysis and presentations for Project Mission Managers, Guidance Navigation and Control teams, and Payload Customers
- Work closely with Responsible Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Production Test Labs to ensure a testable product is being developed
- Work with circuit design, electronics manufacturing, and software implementation to analyze and improve test coverage
- Define and implement project plans, manage milestones, and hold reviews to assure reliability of projects plans
- Be able to comply with all radiation regulatory requirements for radiation safety
Qualifications for avionics engineer
- Background in avionics design (aircraft electronics, mechanical packaging) is desired
- Specific background developing hardware for military applications is desired
- Experience with schematic capture, printed circuit board layout, and/or thermal analysis for airborne environments is desirable
- C/C++/Java /Visual Basic
- Sun/Solaris/Linux/ Unix
- Rational Rose with UML
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Avionics Engineer Job Description
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Our company is hiring for an avionics engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for avionics engineer
- Plans and executes integration & testing in a Systems Integration Laboratory and on airborne and ground-based platforms
- Interfaces with the Customer, Program Management, other Systems, Test, Development, and Project Engineering personnel to understand new baseline functionality
- Develops system level requirements and translates those into requirements for product development and aeronautical engineering
- Work closely with Responsible Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Production Test Labs to ensure a testable product is being developed and influence design to increase product reliability and test coverage
- Assist Responsible Engineers with setting specifications and test limit lines using statistical analysis of data and measurement uncertainty analysis
- Mentor engineers and propose solutions to Test Engineering driving initiatives which require cross-group collaboration
- Develop the electro-mechanical design of wire harnesses within our family of Falcon launch vehicles and Dragon capsules
- Meet with multi-disciplinary stakeholders to gather harness design objectives and requirements
- Develop harness design solutions within a 3D NX CAD environment, and manage technical trade studies to meet stakeholder objectives adhere to internal design standards and requirements
- Generate electrical schematics to support both flight and qualification designs
Qualifications for avionics engineer
- DOORS (Dynamic Object Oriented Requirements System
- ASE (Avionics Simulation Environment)
- Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills and proficiency with general purpose test equipment (DMM, oscilloscope, power supplies)
- Familiarity with aerospace/defense engineering design and production disciplines and ability to read and understand engineering drawings, electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
- Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline required
- Previous work experience in radiation effects including modeling, testing, and/or analysis
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an avionics engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for avionics engineer
- Become the first-responder for Production related non-conformances, drive to root cause and disposition according to manufacturing policies
- Prepare engineering documentation necessary for the transition from development to production including schematic diagrams, bills of materials, suitable alternate parts lists, mechanical drawings, assembly procedures, and test procedures
- Perform analysis and physical testing (both mechanical and electrical) of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, vibration and shock to ensure full qualification for flight
- Document and communicate the design, analysis and testing results thoroughly and clearly via design reviews
- Create and release on schedule, appropriate harnessing manufacturing documentation and drawings
- Perform R&D investigations and trade studies to push wire harness design to new boundaries in terms of mass and cost savings
- Represent the Falcon avionics system in vehicle-level cross-disciplinary trades and issue resolution
- Define avionics requirements to support the Falcon propulsion, mechanism, and payload interfaces
- Lead avionics architectures definition through trade studies and concept of operations definition
- Design electrical wire harness schematics for flight and test applications
Qualifications for avionics engineer
- Perform/Execute test plans and generate reports based on test results/findings
- Working knowledge of desktop applications including Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
- You have a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and eligibility for Professional Engineer registration
- Strong skills in mathematics and statistics
- Computational experience in programming languages
- Familiarity and comfort with avionics hardware spanning integrated circuits, PCBA boards, sensors/transducers, functional troubleshooting and defect detection
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Our growing company is hiring for an avionics engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for avionics engineer
- Write and execute electrical test plans and test procedures for the Falcon flight vehicle
- Configure mission-specific electrical interfaces and represent Falcon avionics for customer deliverables
- Assisting customers to develop and document complex electronic and electrical system requirements
- Working with technicians to troubleshoot problems and provide real time solutions
- Assisting in planning activities
- Performing systems analyses
- Supporting integrated avionics hardware/software design solutions and test
- Making technical risk management inputs
- Coordinating technical performance measures
- Supporting reviews, working groups and boards and
Qualifications for avionics engineer
- Familiarity and comfort with hardware blueprints/schematics and circuit functions based on designs
- Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or other related technical field
- Minimum 1 year of experience in Electronics Test Engineering developing test architectures
- Experience with Python, LabVIEW, LabVIEW RT, and LabVIEW FPGA
- Familiarity with National Instruments platforms including DAQmx, TestStand, PXI, and RIO
- Working long hours and weekends as required
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Our growing company is hiring for an avionics engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for avionics engineer
- Provide technical data and analysis on request to support the DRACAS/FRACAS process
- Co-ordinate or undertake (as required) technical support activities at Customer/User sites
- Co-ordinate requests for validation and issue of Technical Instructions, and compilation of Technical Instructions
- Research and develop complex systems designs and architectures
- Verifies and validates new baseline functionality while ensuring legacy functionality still works as intended
- Supports field team deployments for delivery, installation, and sell-off of avionic and airframe systems
- Plans and executes periodic SIL and platform upgrades to new installation, wiring, and equipment configurations
- Follows existing standards to document system testing status and anomalies with the system
- Verifies fixes to system anomalies
- Works with management to develop and adhere to schedules and budgets required to accomplish assigned work
Qualifications for avionics engineer
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) and a minimum of 15 years’ functional area experience
- 2+ years of electro-mechanical wire harness design experience
- Proficiency with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
- Experience with wire harness 3D design, wire harness installations drawings and formboard creation, wiring diagrams, 3D modeling of complex top-level assemblies, 3D modeling and analysis of avionics enclosures and secondary structure
- Wire harness component selection and qualification experience
- General wire harness analysis, testing and qualification experience