Job Description
Sr Avionics Engineer
Dayton, OH, US (Onsite)
Salary: $165,000 – $210,000 / year Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required
Are you a highly experienced Avionics Engineer with a deep understanding of integrating complex systems onto military aircraft? Join the Phalanx Griffon (PG) program, the Air Force’s open-architecture airborne node linking warfighters to decision-quality data at the tactical edge. As the program’s Avionics Engineering SME , you will be the cornerstone technical authority for integrating the Nomad chassis, Type-1 crypto, SATCOM apertures, and OMS/UCI software with multiple aircraft avionics suites during Major Release 2 (FY 25-27)—ensuring airworthiness, mission effectiveness, and digital-thread fidelity.
This is a critical leadership role for an individual passionate about shaping the future of airborne data solutions and delivering cutting-edge capabilities to the warfighter.
Essential Job Functions:
- Architecture & Design Authority:
- Define avionics integration schemes that marry Nomad VPX hardware with platform data buses (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429/664, Ethernet TSN) and mission computers.
- Develop interface-control documents (ICDs), signal-flow diagrams, and timing budgets; ensure alignment with OMS/UCI messages and cross-domain guard rules.
- Airworthiness & Certification:
- Lead authoring of AF Form 1067s, E-series flight-clearance packages, and safety-of-flight analyses.
- Oversee DO-254 (hardware) & DO-178C (software) compliance artifacts where required.
- Digital Thread / MBSE:
- Capture avionics models in SysML/CAMEO and link to requirements, verification methods, and hardware part trees.
- Drive configuration-control boards, red-line incorporation, and model synchronization.
- Lab-to-Flight Integration:
- Specify and validate wiring harnesses, signal conditioning, and power interfaces in the Integration System Integration Laboratory (SIL).
- Troubleshoot EMI/EMC, timing, and protocol issues; guide corrective actions through to flight-test readiness.
- Flight-Test & Fielding Support:
- Draft test cards, telemetry requirements, and Interim Authorizations To Test (IATT).
- Serve as on-board or ground avionics lead during developmental & operational flights; analyze real-time data and coordinate anomaly resolution.
- Mentorship & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Advise Government Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads, platform System Program Offices (SPOs), and OEM avionics teams; present technical status to Senior Executive Service (SES)/General Officer (GO) audiences.
- Mentor mid-level engineers, instilling open-architecture and DevSecOps best practices in a classified environment.
Required Skills:
- Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
- B.S. in Electrical, Avionics, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering (M.S. preferred) plus 20+ years of avionics design/integration experience on military fixed- or rotary-wing platforms, including flight-test and fielding.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Expert knowledge of MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429/664, Ethernet (TSN/AFDX), VPX architectures, and timing/synchronization methods.
- Demonstrated success integrating Type-1 crypto, SATCOM/RF subsystems, and open mission systems (OMS/UCI, FACE, SOSA).
- Hands-on experience generating airworthiness artifacts and guiding systems through developmental & operational test.
- Proficiency with avionics E-CAD and MBSE tools (CAMEO/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, Altium/OrCAD).
Desired Skills:
- Prior work on ABMS, CJADC2, or airborne C4ISR networking programs.
- Deep familiarity with DO-254/DO-178C compliance, RCC 324/125-15, and MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC.
- INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, DER, or USAF Test Pilot School academic credentials.
- Experience integrating software-defined radios, content routing, or SDN architectures into legacy aircraft.
- Agile/SAFe certification and exposure to DevSecOps pipelines (Platform One, Rancher).
Dayton, OH, US (Onsite)
Salary: $165,000 – $210,000 / year Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required
Are you a highly experienced Avionics Engineer with a deep understanding of integrating complex systems onto military aircraft? Join the Phalanx Griffon (PG) program, the Air Force’s open-architecture airborne node linking warfighters to decision-quality data at the tactical edge. As the program’s Avionics Engineering SME , you will be the cornerstone technical authority for integrating the Nomad chassis, Type-1 crypto, SATCOM apertures, and OMS/UCI software with multiple aircraft avionics suites during Major Release 2 (FY 25-27)—ensuring airworthiness, mission effectiveness, and digital-thread fidelity.
This is a critical leadership role for an individual passionate about shaping the future of airborne data solutions and delivering cutting-edge capabilities to the warfighter.
Essential Job Functions:
- Architecture & Design Authority:
- Define avionics integration schemes that marry Nomad VPX hardware with platform data buses (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429/664, Ethernet TSN) and mission computers.
- Develop interface-control documents (ICDs), signal-flow diagrams, and timing budgets; ensure alignment with OMS/UCI messages and cross-domain guard rules.
- Airworthiness & Certification:
- Lead authoring of AF Form 1067s, E-series flight-clearance packages, and safety-of-flight analyses.
- Oversee DO-254 (hardware) & DO-178C (software) compliance artifacts where required.
- Digital Thread / MBSE:
- Capture avionics models in SysML/CAMEO and link to requirements, verification methods, and hardware part trees.
- Drive configuration-control boards, red-line incorporation, and model synchronization.
- Lab-to-Flight Integration:
- Specify and validate wiring harnesses, signal conditioning, and power interfaces in the Integration System Integration Laboratory (SIL).
- Troubleshoot EMI/EMC, timing, and protocol issues; guide corrective actions through to flight-test readiness.
- Flight-Test & Fielding Support:
- Draft test cards, telemetry requirements, and Interim Authorizations To Test (IATT).
- Serve as on-board or ground avionics lead during developmental & operational flights; analyze real-time data and coordinate anomaly resolution.
- Mentorship & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Advise Government Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads, platform System Program Offices (SPOs), and OEM avionics teams; present technical status to Senior Executive Service (SES)/General Officer (GO) audiences.
- Mentor mid-level engineers, instilling open-architecture and DevSecOps best practices in a classified environment.
Required Skills:
- Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
- B.S. in Electrical, Avionics, Aerospace, or Computer Engineering (M.S. preferred) plus 20+ years of avionics design/integration experience on military fixed- or rotary-wing platforms, including flight-test and fielding.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Expert knowledge of MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429/664, Ethernet (TSN/AFDX), VPX architectures, and timing/synchronization methods.
- Demonstrated success integrating Type-1 crypto, SATCOM/RF subsystems, and open mission systems (OMS/UCI, FACE, SOSA).
- Hands-on experience generating airworthiness artifacts and guiding systems through developmental & operational test.
- Proficiency with avionics E-CAD and MBSE tools (CAMEO/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, Altium/OrCAD).
Desired Skills:
- Prior work on ABMS, CJADC2, or airborne C4ISR networking programs.
- Deep familiarity with DO-254/DO-178C compliance, RCC 324/125-15, and MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC.
- INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, DER, or USAF Test Pilot School academic credentials.
- Experience integrating software-defined radios, content routing, or SDN architectures into legacy aircraft.
- Agile/SAFe certification and exposure to DevSecOps pipelines (Platform One, Rancher).
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