Lead the design, development, integration and verification of advanced avionics and mission systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Responsibilities
Define and manage system-level requirements, avionics architecture and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for UAV mission systems.
Lead the integration of avionics, mission computers, navigation systems, communication systems and mission payloads, including EO/IR, SIGINT, radar and other ISR equipment.
Manage hardware and software interfaces, technical trade studies and system-level design activities.
Develop and review system safety assessments, including FHA, FMEA and PSSA/SSA.
Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace and defence standards, including SAE ARP 4754, SAE ARP 4761, DO-178C, DO-254 and MIL-STD requirements.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Avionics Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a closely related discipline
Nice to have: Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Avionics Systems, Mission Systems or Systems Engineering
Nice to have: UAV command and control systems experience
Nice to have: RF communication, datalinks and real-time mission data processing
Nice to have: Embedded operating systems (VxWorks, QNX, Embedded Linux)
Owns the embedded product-security software architecture and translates cybersecurity goals, TARA results and customer requirements into implementable software requirements, interfaces and reusable security patterns.
Responsibilities
Shape cybersecurity scope, assumptions and estimates; identify reuse and technology risks.
Derive software security architecture and interfaces from cybersecurity concept and TARA
Guide feature implementation and integration; approve deviations and technical decisions.
Own architecture evidence, security design review closure and release readiness.
Support vulnerability analysis, incident response, secure-update maintenance and lessons learned.
Requirements
B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline
As a Mechanical Design Engineer within the Mechanical Engineering, Integration, and Test Section, leading the design, analysis, development, integration, and test of flight mechanical and robotic systems for spacecraft, payloads, and ground-based systems.
Compensation
The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California. $159,952 - $190,632
Responsibilities
Perform as a Mechanical Design Engineer for JPL on a spacecraft, instrument, robotic, and/or Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) application
Create complex CAD models, manage critical assemblies and produce engineering drawings
Work with world class engineers and participate in teams in a highly collaborative environment
Develop and manage configurations and/or trades on the mechanical design for projects
Interfacing with space science experts, analysts, manufacturing engineers, and project staff
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline
Master’s degree
PhD
Nice to have: spacecraft primary and secondary structures
Lead technical advisor on complex mission and enterprise‑integration challenges for the National Geospatial Agency’s Sensor Integration Program Management Office.
Compensation
$162,400 - $203,000 - $243,600 Annual
Responsibilities
Frame complex or ambiguous mission and systems‑engineering problems that span multiple programs, systems, and TCPED functions.
Assess mission needs, operational concepts, architectures, interfaces, data flows, and technical alternatives across end‑to‑end mission threads.
Identify capability gaps, cross‑program dependencies, interoperability constraints, technical risks, and opportunities to improve enterprise mission performance.
Translate technical and mission analysis into clear, evidence‑based recommendations, decision options, and capability roadmaps for government leaders.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field
Nice to have: NGA missions
Nice to have: Imagery data products
Nice to have: Ground architecture and infrastructure
Lead and coordinate complex engineering efforts while supporting Deputy Project Manager responsibilities at a customer site in San Diego.
Compensation
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Responsibilities
Serve as the onsite senior technical representative for Leidos at the customer site in San Diego.
Work side by side with customer leadership and technical personnel to support day-to-day program execution and mission priorities.
Support the Leidos Project Manager with program planning, execution, customer coordination, schedule management, risk management, and delivery of program commitments.
Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multiple technical disciplines and stakeholder organizations.
Translate customer operational needs into technically sound engineering approaches, priorities, requirements, and recommendations.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, naval architecture, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, electrical engineering, project management, or a related technical discipline
Lead systems engineering for Robotics Capital & instrument performance within next-generation medical devices and robotic applications, connecting capital equipment and instrument requirements to measurable performance.
Compensation
Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial / Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 81,120.00 EUR - 121,680.00 EUR
Responsibilities
Lead systems engineering for instrument performance from stakeholder needs and product requirements through architecture, integration and verification.
Translate instrument and procedure needs into measurable system, subsystem and interface requirements with clear acceptance criteria.
Develop and maintain performance budgets for accuracy, force, torque, motion, latency and reliability across instruments, capital equipment and controls.
Own bidirectional traceability between requirements, risk controls, test methods and verification evidence.
Define system boundaries and interfaces between instruments, capital platforms, sensing, actuation, software and controls.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline
Lead systems engineering for Robotics Capital & instrument performance within next-generation medical devices and robotic applications.
Compensation
Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Ireland: 81,120.00 EUR - 121,680.00 EUR | The final salary within this range will be determined based on objective, job-related criteria, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, in accordance with our compensation framework.
Responsibilities
Lead systems engineering for instrument performance from stakeholder needs and product requirements through architecture, integration and verification.
Translate instrument and procedure needs into measurable system, subsystem and interface requirements with clear acceptance criteria.
Develop and maintain performance budgets for accuracy, force, torque, motion, latency and reliability across instruments, capital equipment and controls.
Own bidirectional traceability between requirements, risk controls, test methods and verification evidence.
Define system boundaries and interfaces between instruments, capital platforms, sensing, actuation, software and controls.
Requirements
Bachelor's in Systems Engineering or related engineering discipline
Master's/advanced degree in related engineering discipline
Nice to have: Medical-device experience
Nice to have: Surgical-robotics experience
Nice to have: Precision-instrumentation experience
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
Responsibilities
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints.
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Communicates with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
Recommends enhancements to systems and processes.
Requirements
Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering
Master's in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering
Develop and integrate electromechanical actuation system elements.
Develop actuation system architectures for both linear motion applications, including mechanism selection, packaging, interface definition, and load transfer strategies.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant mechanical engineering experience
Graduate Degree and minimum 7 years of prior related experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
Nice to have: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline
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