Chief Systems Engineer - Surveillance Products

REAL TIME CONSULTING (An RTCo Company)—POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Chief Systems Engineer - Surveillance Products

ABOUT THE JOB: The Chief Systems Engineer leads product and technology initiatives for the Surveillance product line. In this position, the Chief Systems Engineer is responsible for driving and shaping the technology strategy. This position includes a strong focus on leading technology roadmap development, definition of new system architectures, coordinating technical pursuits, supporting and shaping the R&D investment plan, analyzing the R&D portfolio for technology discriminators and capability gaps, promoting internal collaboration and innovation, and architecting technology initiatives. The Chief Systems Engineer also serves as the technical approver for all product development design reviews and as the lead for root cause investigations.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM-related field with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience in an aviation product development environment or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience in an aviation product development environment.
• Experience in technology management and crafting strategies and initiatives that support business growth objectives.
• Experience structuring and executing independent technology development reviews and assessments.
• Experience coordinating engineer pursuit activities including solution architecture proposals, risk mitigation, and estimates.
• Experience developing top-level specifications and management of requirement flow down to lower-level specifications.
• Experience developing CONOPS and Use Cases.
• Experience working directly with customers and other stakeholders to define requirements and develop competitive solutions.
• Strong in analytical methods, producing fact-based, logical hypothesis and scenarios with well-thought-out conclusions.
• Experience in R&D portfolio management and road-mapping methodologies for complex hardware/software solutions.
• Experience establishing initial design requirements, driving risk reduction activities and providing guidance to the development process to ensure timely, high quality, compliant product designs traceable to industry and customer specific specifications.
• Expertise in 1 or more of the following:
• Transponder Systems – Mode S, Mode C, design, test and evaluation
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Systems and Applications: requirements definition, modeling, test, evaluation, qualification
• Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS): requirements definition, modeling, test, evaluation, qualification
• Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (TAWS): requirements definition, modeling, test, evaluation, qualification, database management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly collaborative team player and critical thinker.
• Motivated, self-starter requiring limited direction.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  

Highly Preferred Skills

• Experience with operations in the National Airspace System as a pilot, air traffic controller, etc. Ability to apply this experience to incorporate Human Factors considerations in product design.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Strong project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to think end-to-end and manage multiple priorities/projects simultaneously.
• Experience with Intellectual Property Management.
• Knowledge of Aerospace regulatory standards (e.g. 14 CFR, ARP4754A/B, DO-178B/C, DO-160B, DO-254).
  
  

About The Company

Real Time Consulting (RTC) exists to partner outstanding engineering talent to support our clients’ success. Unsurpassed service is delivered to our clients by upholding responsibility, teamwork and quality. Our primary commitment is to help our clients. Since 1997, RTC has been protecting and enhancing lives with safe, reliable, innovative solutions, providing full life-cycle design, development and testing of EMBEDDED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS with Program Management and Consulting Services. Our employees average 20 years of versatile and accomplished expertise to our clients, driving continuous innovation forward. Employees’ innovative and analytical ideas are cultivated while maintaining the big picture vision in a fast-paced, changing environment. Our corporate values are to Uphold Responsibility, Support People, Promote Teamwork and Deliver Quality!

This position may require exposure to software, source code or technology that is subject to US export control laws and regulations (i.e., International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations). To comply with these requirements, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce, as applicable.

RTCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with RTCo is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

To qualify for all positions with Real Time Companies, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Please be aware that Real Time Companies does not sponsor employment-based visas. Additionally, certain positions with Real Time Companies that involve work with government entities may have more restrictive employment status requirements, such as U.S. citizenship, based on security clearance requirements or other governmental requirements. Real Time Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.