Odyssey Systems

Avionics Integration Engineer

Odyssey Systems$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ABET) with 3 years of relevant experience, including 3 years in the Department of Defense (DoD).
  • Experience with requirements management tools like DOORS and RSA.
  • Knowledge in integrated avionics and embedded systems, especially in mission-critical software and diagnostics.
  • Familiarity with airworthiness standards such as MIL-STD-516 and MIL-STD-882.
  • Proficiency in technical analysis and survivability assessments for engineering designs.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and assess system concepts and technical trade-offs.
  • Translate and validate subsystem requirements into specifications and airworthiness criteria.
  • Support integration requirements and resource estimation for design and development activities.
  • Analyze engineering changes and program impacts for performance and cost efficiency.
  • Perform modeling and simulation analyses to identify risks and integration challenges.
  • Provide avionics engineering support for integrated systems and software releases.
  • Review system architectures and compliance with military standards.

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience with advanced military avionics systems.
  • Opportunity to support critical defense projects with a direct impact on national security.
  • Engagement in interdisciplinary teams within a high-stakes environment.
  • Potential for career advancement in the defense sector with ongoing training and development.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

Odyssey is recruiting to fill an Avionics Integration Engineer position supporting the WIB CV-22 Osprey Division, at Patuxent River, MD. WIB is part of the ISR/SOF Directorate (AFLCMC/WI), who is responsible for equipping our warfighters to win the fight. The Directorate executes a $22 billion acquisition portfolio developing, producing, testing, modifying, fielding, and supporting Air Force ISR and SOF platforms, and related sub-systems.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

  • Utilize multidisciplinary engineering expertise to develop system concepts, assess technical trade-offs, and evaluate alternative design approaches.
  • Assist in defining, translating, and validating weapon system and subsystem requirements into system specifications and airworthiness criteria.
  • Support development of system performance objectives, integration requirements, and resource estimation for design, development, and sustainment activities.
  • Conduct analyses of proposed designs, engineering changes, and program impacts to ensure performance, cost efficiency, and technical feasibility.
  • Perform modeling, simulation, and survivability analyses to identify risks, OSS&E issues, and integration challenges.
  • Provide avionics engineering support for integrated systems, embedded software, diagnostics, electronic support equipment, and mission-critical software releases.
  • Review system architectures, ICDs, drawings, and specifications to ensure interoperability, compliance, and adherence to MIL standards (e.g., MILADHDBKAD516, MILADSTDAD1553, RSAD232, ARINC 610).
  • Provide technical guidance for propulsion system development, integration, performance assessment, and sustainment planning.
  • Support engineering reviews, TIMs, design reviews, configuration boards, and working groups, preparing technical summaries, recommendations, and documentation.
  • Assist in developing sourceADselection materials, acquisition strategy plans, technical evaluation criteria, PWS inputs, RFP content, and CDRL recommendations.
  • Maintain and support requirements management using tools such as DOORS and RSA to develop architectures, traceability, and decision-support products.
  • Participate in special studies evaluating emerging technologies, state-of-the-art assessments, and modernization initiatives for SOF weapon systems.
  • Support lifecycle engineering activities across R&D, production, sustainment, deployment, operations, and divestiture for avionics and weapons systems.
  • Prepare and deliver technical reports, briefings, feasibility assessments, risk analyses, and documentation supporting airworthiness, OSS&E, and system certification.
  • Apply DoDD 5000-series acquisition policies and AFMC/AFLCMC engineering processes across SOF engineering and integration tasks.
Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications:

 

Citizenship: US Citizen

Clearance: Secret

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BachelorADs degree in Engineering (ABET) and 3 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 3 years of which must be in the DoD.

Technical Skills:

  • Experience in defining, translating, and validating system requirements, specifications, and architectures using tools like DOORS and RSA.
  • Knowledge of integrated avionics, embedded systems, missionADcritical software, diagnostics, and electronic support equipment.
  • Ability to perform airworthiness determinations, evaluate system safety, and apply standards such as MILADHDBKAD516 and MILADSTDAD882.
  • HandsADon familiarity with MILADSTDAD1553, RSAD232, ARINC 610, interface control documentation, and other defense acquisition engineering standards.
  • Skill in conducting technical analyses, design trade studies, survivability assessments, and system modeling/simulation.

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid:  Onsite at Pax River, MD.

 

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About Odyssey Systems

Odyssey Systems is an information technology company based in Rockville, Maryland. It was founded in 1997 and provides a range of IT services to government agencies and private sector clients. Odyssey Systems specializes in software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity. The company has a team of over 500 employees and has worked with clients such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Institutes of Health. Odyssey Systems is committed to providing innovative solutions to its clients and helping them achieve their goals.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997
Revenue
$100 million

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