Job Description:
Systems Engineer
Location: North America, USA, Tampa
Ref: INTERCONNECTNA00379
Division: Interconnect
Job Function: Engineering
Job Description
Responsible for supporting Smiths Interconnect Incorporated's needs across all stages of engineering development including system architecting, requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed design, verification and validation, production, FAA certification and lifecycle support. Will perform a variety of duties in systems, RF, and software development and test verification. Will work from systems documents and specifications, and follow written and verbal instructions, conduct test and report data and results in prescribed formats.
Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Performs system requirements generation, definition and analysis. Ensures traceability of systems requirements allocated to lower levels (subsystems, modules, and components) and their associated test cases and results.
- Performs systems analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test, requirements validation, and requirements verification
- Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
- Supports business pursuits in the development of proposal Technical Volumes and Basis of Estimates for proposal responses
- Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects, including presenting system engineering/system design criteria to the end customer and internal stakeholders
- Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Works under limited direction
Competencies:
- Driving Results: Motivate to persistently pursue and achieve effective results, which drive the business forward
- Collaboration & Influencing: Engage, challenge and work effectively with others
- Driving Change: Drive change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment
- Strategic Decision Making: Make effective and timely decisions by sourcing and analyzing critical information
- Functional Technical Excellence: Effectively performs the varied functions required in the role.
- Stakeholder impact: Effectively build relationships both internally and externally, understanding the customers' needs
- Commercial Orientation - Understanding and recognition of the organizations commercial environment and positioning themselves, their role and their actions in order to support the organizations commercial success
Impact and Scope:
- Set example to the rest of the business unit to ensure they embrace the highest organizational standards
Key Internal and External Relationships:
- Liaise with internal customers configuration management, design, procurement, planning, manufacturing, quality
- Some communication between the customer and suppliers
The Individual
Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong use and understanding of systems engineering frameworks, methodologies and tools commonly used on Commercial Aviation and military programs
- Knowledge of airborne Satellite Antenna Communications
- Knowledge of Radio Frequency engineering
- Strong knowledge of other related disciplines including Safety and Reliability
- Strong proficiency in the development of functional, performance and environmental & EMI/EMC verification test plans for RF systems, RF subassemblies and antennas
- Strong proficiency with requirements management & system modeling tools
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Effective in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
- Strong ability to clearly report information relevant to sound systems engineering design
- Strong understanding of basic project leadership principles
- Knowledge of FAA certification requirements for aviation SATCOM systems
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required; Master's degree is preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience with BS or minimum of three (3) years of experience with MS, in most or all of the areas below
- Experience with RF/microwave products
- Experience working within formal engineering, development, integration, requirements analysis, and/or testing processes for the development of complex systems
- Minimum 2 years' experience working with system architecture, interfaces, protocols, control, planning, equipment, concept of operation, troubleshooting, policies, and/or procedures
- Experience with standard system engineering processes for the development of complex systems
- Experience or familiarization with analysis of satellite events, troubleshooting anomalies, outages, interference, technical feasibility, interoperability
- Experience with avionics industry air worthiness certification and qualification processes, including ARP-4754, ARP-4761, DO-160, DO-254, DO-178.
- Experience with ARINC requirements A791 and A792 for Ku/Ka Band Satellite (KSAT) systems
- Experience with mechanically-steered and electronically-steered antennas
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma methods of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) including troubleshooting field support issues and factory collateral issues.
Travel: Up to 20% travel may be required
Security: U.S. Person required (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident). Ability to obtain Secret Security Clearance, if needed.
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