Duties and Responsibilities:

% of Time

1.

Coordinate and work with the FCS team to support activities for the AW609 development and certification efforts. Set priorities, track team progress, identify and mitigate risks.

30

2.

Communicate and coordinate with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the execution plan is feasible and will support program milestones. Develop and monitor metrics and report status to leadership.

20

3.

Track open issues and work with the technical team to address them. Support with the negotiation with the certification authorities to find a timely and economical path to certification.

20

4.

Participate in design activities to support the AW609.

10

5.

Support and coordinate with supply chain management/procurement on vendor activities and deliverables.

10

6.

Continually look to improve tools and processes to increase quality and productivity.

10

TOTAL:

100%

Eng degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering

1. Five years of experience with fly by wire flight control system design, test, analysis, integration, algorithm development, and components integration.
2. Five years of experience participating in commercial aircraft certification programs.
3. Desired/preferred experience or working knowledge with the following;
   • FAA airworthiness regulations Part 25, 29 and EASA CRI and AMCs
   • FAA Issue Papers process and FAA compliance and approval processes
   • DO-178B/C, DO-254, DO-160G, standards 
   • Avionics bus standards ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553 and CANbus
   • VHDL coding and complex HW FPGA 
   • SAE Processes ARP4754/A and ARP4761
   • Experimental flight testing and real time telemetry tools (e.g. IADS) 
   • Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
   • Hands-on development and troubleshooting of electronic flight control systems installed on flying prototype aircraft
   • Practical use of EVMS tools and techniques
   • Project management methodologies (PMBOK)
   • DOORS, MATLAB and SIMULINK, Python, C, C
   • Model-Based System Engineering tools and techniques
   • Agile development and project management

• Communication and presentation skills, ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization, ability to negotiate win-win solutions in the presence of conflict and ambiguity, and ability to be a persuasive advocate to internal and external customers.
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team. Good interpersonal skills. 
• High level of self-reliance and an autonomous target-oriented work style.
• Skilled at writing technical documents and persuasive memoranda, presenting clear and concise briefings. 
• Strong understanding of avionics & electrical component and system testing.
• Strong knowledge of flight control system requirements and design, redundancy management, failure identification and passivation methods, failure impact assessment, flight control systems simulation & modeling, numerical methods and statistical estimation, digital systems, guidance and navigation principals.
• Knowledge of the integration aspects of the Flight Control System within the Avionics and with the Powerplant, Hydraulics, Structures.

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