LEAD ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Avionics
Southwest Research Institute

Who We Are:

The Tactical Aerospace Department provides world-class research, design, services, and support to the DOD market. We provide avionics and payload/mission equipment for airborne systems and solutions to legacy issues for the DoD industry, Allies, and U.S. Government.

Objectives of this Role:

• Architect and design multi-partition, multi-DAL systems within a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) environment.
• Collaborate with and lead teams to develop avionics and mission/payload LRU's through the full development cycle (Requirements, code, integrate, test, qualify, flight test, etc).

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively work with teams to develop avionics grade systems for airborne and ground systems. These teams consist of core disciplines across Systems, Electrical, Software, Firmware, and Mechanical engineering.
• Mentor, guide, and develop complex embedded software based systems. Development includes the full life cycle from requirements and architectures through test and integration.
• Support Department management in specific marketing activities, writing proposals, and developing product/technology roadmaps.
• Interact directly with clients and company staff to establish requirements and architectures to meet client expectations.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent engineering degree.
• 7+ years: Experience designing embedded architecture designs within a RTOS multi partition, multi DO-178 DAL environment. Experience with RTOS (Green Hills or DDC-I DEOS) development environment as well as LDRA. Experience with C/C++
• Experience leading development and test engineering teams to meet program needs.
• Experience with integrating software onto hardware and debugging within a lab environment utilizing equipment such as logic analyzers, power supplies, etc.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas

For more information about this division, visit the Defense & Intelligence Solutions home page.

For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.
For benefits information at all other locations, click here.

An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disabled/Veteran
Committed to Diversity in the Workplace

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