What are the responsibilities and job description for the SYSTEMS ENGINEER III position at Platform Aerospace?
JOB TITLE: SYSTEMS ENGINEER III
DEPARTMENT: ENGINEERING
REPORTS TO: CHIEF ENGINEER
CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT
JOB SUMMARY:
The position works on Group-3 UAV avionics and payload integrations, including electrical systems, advanced networking, and software development, through the complete system development life cycle in a multidisciplinary environment.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze, decompose, translate, and create requirements for changes and integration of new pay loads within an existing system
- Work closely with individual technical team leads to accomplish tasked objectives in a project-focused environment.
- Manage documentation of technical designs and operation manuals.
- Serve in a design quality role helping to ensure that project planning is accomplished to the appropriate level of fidelity and ensure the development teams are following appropriate processes.
- Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate implementation strategies and time allocation to complete multiple concurrent objectives.
- Perform other duties as assigned
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 2 years of related experience or 9 years of relevant experience in lieu of education.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- 4 years of experience leading engineering teams in support of complex systems integration
- 2 years of experience in project management
- Knowledge and understanding of autonomy and software systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of UAV systems and payloads.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous experience with management of agile and waterfall development processes
- Familiarity with MS Project Jira, Monday.com, automation frameworks (Jira Automations, SharePoint Automations)
- Experience with Version Control Systems (Git, GitHub, SVN, etc..)
- Basic understanding of networking concepts such as network sockets, NAT, and the differences between routing and switching.
- Basic understanding of electrical engineering concepts of harness creation for systems integration, PCB design, or electrical circuit design.
- A technical understanding of aircraft flight controls and hands-on experience flying full sized or model aircraft
- Accurate and precise attention to detail with creative and innovative thinking and planning
- Must be a team player with great communication skills, with the ability to prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Experience contributing to the flight clearance and/or safety review process
- Ability to maintain awareness of technology within the domain or system and develop technology strategies for the domain or system. Provide inputs to technical & product roadmaps.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to traverse manufacturing facility.
