Senior Aeronautical Engineer
Senior Aeronautical Engineer
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24-07-2025
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Title: Senior Aeronautical Engineer
Type: Onsite
Location: Dayton OH US
Job description:
As the Senior Aeronautical Engineer you will be the programs primary air vehicle integration lead translating the digital design into safe air worthy hardware and ensuring seamless fit form and function across multiple aircraft types.
Essential Job Functions:
Platform Integration Lead
- Own the aircraft level mechanical & structural integration of the Nomad hardware stack SATCOM apertures and platform interface modules (PIMs).
- Develop and coordinate AF Form 1067 packages air worthiness artifacts and flight clearance data with System Program Offices (SPOs) Flight Test Centers and OEMs.
- Perform trade studies and SWaP C analyses to down select form factor options for priority platforms.
Digital Engineering & Model Based Design
- Author/maintain 3 D CAD assemblies interface control models and parametric weight/balance data inside the programs government owned digital thread.
- Feed real time design feedback to Nomad Smith and Watch IPTs and the Government architecture team.
System Integration Laboratory (SIL) Support
- Define aircraft representative fixtures wiring harnesses and environmental test setups; oversee buildout and day to day operation of the Integration SIL.
- Execute vibration EMI/EMC thermal and functional checkout testing prior to DT/OT.
Flight Test & Fielding
- Draft test plans hazard analyses and Interim Authorizations to Test (IATT); serve as on board or ground test engineer during developmental and operational flights.
- Lead red line capture root cause analysis and incorporation of lessons learned into subsequent builds and Product Delivery Orders (PDOs).
Program Execution & Mentorship
- Maintain integration milestones within the Integrated Master Schedule; brief risk cost and readiness metrics to Government leadership.
- Provide technical mentorship to mid level engineers; cultivate a culture of agile DevSecOps aligned hardware development.
Required Skills:
- Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements U.S. Citizenship is required.
- B.S. in Aeronautical Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and 15 years of aircraft modification or avionics hardware integration experience (military platforms highly desired) or a Masters degree plus 12 years of experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in: structural analysis (FEM) weight & balance wiring/HARNESS integration and MIL STD environmental qualification.
- Hands on experience guiding systems from lab to flight test to fielding within USAF or DoD acquisition frameworks (AFI 63 101/20 101).
- Proficiency with CREO NX CATIA or SolidWorks; familiarity with MBSE (SysML/CAMEO) a plus.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
Desired Skills:
- Prior involvement in ABMS OMS/UCI CJADC2 or open architecture avionics programs.
- Working knowledge of multiband SATCOM hardware NSA accredited crypto devices and cross domain solutions.
- Experience authoring or reviewing Air Force flight clearance and air worthiness documentation (AF 879 AFCB E Series).
- Agile/Scrum or SAFe certification; familiarity with DevSecOps toolchains in classified environments.
Employment Type
Full-time
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