General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

Engineer III

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc • $100K — $130K *
Poway, CA 92064In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, master's degree, or PhD in engineering or a related field with progressive experience (4+ years with bachelor's or 2+ years with master's).
  • Extensive technical expertise in engineering principles, able to coordinate and meet deadlines.
  • Quick grasp of new concepts, adaptable in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective cross-department collaboration.
  • Customer-focused and innovative in resolving complex engineering challenges.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Willingness to travel (up to 25%) and ability to maintain DoD Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering efforts for munitions carriage and release for unmanned platforms.
  • Make technical decisions and act as the system architect for projects.
  • Support testing phases, including live fire events and troubleshooting as a subject matter expert.
  • Participate in proposal and white-paper development for new solutions based on warfighter needs.
  • Collaborate with operators, management, and engineering teams to introduce new capabilities.
  • Lead development of technical materials for meetings and design reviews.
  • Oversee the creation of program plans, schedules, and test plans for systems and subsystems.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence real-world defense solutions.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology in unmanned systems.
  • Dynamic work environment responding to current defense needs.
  • Chance to work directly with executive leadership on future capabilities.
  • Participation in collaborative multidisciplinary teams.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity leading weapons integration efforts from cradle to grave across GA-ASI unmanned platforms as a Project Engineer in our Agile Mission Systems (AMS) group. Develop solutions to real world problems tied directly to current events and get to see your effort have immediate impacts for the warfighter. Along with integration the team owns and provides solutions across the Stores Management System including pylons, launchers, electrical systems, control computers, and provides input into targeting solutions and kill chain development to support weapons effects.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Lead a group of varied engineering functions developing solutions to enable carriage and release of munitions and Air Launched Effects (ALEs)
  • Responsible for program technical decisions as the system architect
  • Support all test phases including live fire events and system troubleshooting as the program's subject matter expert
  • Opportunity to join in on proposals and white-paper development creating novel solutions for requests directly from the warfighter and future capabilities/platforms envisioned by a forward-thinking executive management team
  • Interface with operators/end-user, executive management, program management, acquisition customer, vendors, engineering teams, and flight operations to field new capabilities
  • Lead, develop, and present material at technical meetings and design reviews
  • Project Engineering duties also consist of leading the development of program plans, estimates, schedules, system & sub-system requirements, system & sub-system test plans, technical orders, operator training, and sustainment activities

Job Qualifications

  • Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; four or more years of experience with a bachelors degree or two or more years of experience with a masters degree. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
  • Demonstrates an extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
  • Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required enabling an effective interface with other departments and/or professionals, and capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals.
  • Customer focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems.
  • Must be able to work both independently and in a team environment.
  • Able to work extended hours as required.
  • Ability to travel to support program and test events (up to 25%)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.
  • DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Experience integrating weapons, payloads, or avionics onto aircraft.
    • Experience with weapon or tactical datalinks.
    • Familiarity with MIL-STD-1553 and logical Interface Control Documents.
    • Software programming or embedded systems experience (familiarity with C++, MATLAB, Python, PERL scripting, etc.).
    • Candidate ideally also has previous project management experience.

About General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leading designer and manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems, including the Predator® RPA series and the Lynx® Multi-mode Radar. GA-ASI provides long-endurance, mission-capable aircraft with integrated sensor and data link systems required to deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike capabilities. The company is headquartered in Poway, California, and has additional offices and facilities around the world.
Learn more about General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
Size
14,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
1955
* Ladders Estimates

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