Sr. Aircraft Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Aircraft Electrical Engineer

Job Location: Newport News Virginia 23604

Onsite Requirements:

• True Aircraft Electrical/Avionics Design Background (Military or FAA-Regulated)
• MUST come from military aircraft (Army, Navy, Air Force platforms) orFAA-certified commercial aircraft
• Active Security Clearance

Job Description:

• The Senior Aircraft Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and documentation for modifications, upgrades and overhauls of electrical systems to support the sustainment and modification of rotary-wing and fixed-wing (turboprop) aircraft.

Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed analysis and design of avionics and electrical systems of the aircraft
• Ensure a high level of operational performance and compliance with operational, safety, regulatory, and reliability requirements
• Integrate and test solutions through a System Integration Laboratory (SIL).
• Develop layouts, drawings, and designs according to engineering specifications in order to obtain civil or military airworthiness approvals.
• Participate in technical reviews of aircraft systems and update designs and implementation strategies to meet cost, schedule, and quality restrictions
• Actively interface with customers, vendors and coworkers to ensure a cooperative development effort

Requirements:

• Ability to perform individual assignments with minimal supervision and deliver high-quality work products.
• Well versed in designing electronics to meet military and civil aerospace specifications, such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, ISO-9001/AS9100, and FAA regulations.
• Proficiency in CAD programs (AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks).
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and technical presentation skills.
• Previous experience with test procedures and analysis development.
• Broad technical and analytical engineering experience as applied to design, analysis, product qualification, acceptance test procedures, and technical writing.
• In-depth understanding of engineering document control /review processes, configuration, and data management/product lifecycle management processes (CDM / PLM), and QMS.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university, or equivalent education and training.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of hands-on experience in the design, integration, and documentation of military or civil rotary-wing and fixed-wing (turboprop) aircraft.

Desired Requirements:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience developing aircraft Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and/or FAA Form 337.

• **Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position**