Lead the definition and development of mission systems avionics and sensors for Phantom Works Advanced Weapons, focusing on open architecture design constructs and reuse.
Compensation
Level 5: $164,900-$223,100
Responsibilities
Mentor hardware engineers in the development of avionics subsystems, including sharing historical lessons learned, identifying opportunities to streamline development, and fostering a culture of development excellence.
Guide trade studies evaluating system performance, physical, logical, and functional interfaces, MBSE model integration, and platform capability trades across avionics systems.
Lead system integration lab infrastructure and interface development to support end-to-end integration and test capabilities, from prototype/demo through production.
Lead integration of avionics architecture subsystems.
Support avionics performance analysis through sensitivity studies and utility curve evaluations to assess performance, supportability, and affordability.
Requirements
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical)
Provide senior technical leadership and guidance for avionics and electronics development for advanced aerospace systems, serving as a technical advisor to government sponsors and guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Compensation
$105,000 Annually
Maximum Rate
$290,000 Annually
Responsibilities
Provide senior technical leadership and guidance for multiple avionics and electronics development efforts supporting prototype reentry vehicles and advanced aerospace systems.
Serve as a technical advisor to government sponsors, helping evaluate development approaches, identify capability gaps, assess technical risks, and inform investment and acquisition decisions.
Guide and assess the development of flight electronics, embedded systems, instrumentation, sensors, power systems, and related avionics technologies.
Evaluate hardware architectures, subsystem designs, development plans, and test approaches to identify technical challenges and recommend solutions.
Provide technical oversight of prototype development activities conducted by APL teams, industry partners, and other organizations, including design, fabrication, integration, and testing.
Requirements
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another relevant technical discipline
Nice to have: M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another relevant technical field
Nice to have: experience developing avionics and electronics for reentry vehicles, ballistic missile systems, hypersonic vehicles, spacecraft, or other advanced aerospace platforms
Nice to have: specialized expertise in flight computers, embedded electronics, power distribution, inertial navigation systems, telemetry, instrumentation, or flight data acquisition
Nice to have: experience with Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), Department of Energy national laboratories, or other strategic weapon system organizations
Senior Aerospace EngineerJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · Albuquerque, US