Axient -

Overview

Axient is seeking a Flight Systems Engineer to join our team at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) at Edwards Air Force Base in California. This person will provide engineering technology and systems engineering concepts to the specific technical tasks at NASA AFRC. Serve as an operational engineer for AFRC projects which may include manned or unmanned projects to develop and assist in the development of advanced autonomous aircraft system technologies, development and implementation of flight vehicle integration procedures across all required disciplines and organizations inside and outside of NASA.

Responsibilities

• Design electronic and avionics systems, subsystems, units, and components as required.
• Flight qualification of systems; system verification and validation testing.
• Ensure performance of hardware development, qualification, test, and evaluation; perform integration of automated tools developed for simulation and systems test into the project-testing mainstream.
• Perform work in accordance with NASA ISO AS9100 procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Follow the safe practices and rules contained in the Safety and Health plan and other such rules and practices communicated on the job.
• Report status to Senior Technical Lead and/or Task Focal Point in standardized format on or before due date.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Must have 3 years of experience with a bachelor's degree in engineering

Knowledge, skills & abilities required:

• Application of Engineering principles and Systems Engineering processes.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and multi-task work environment by prioritizing work and coordinating task/project schedules.
• Must be able to manage and decompose requirements in specific technical areas.