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AD&S, Air Vehicle Software Systems Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Senior Systems Engineer supporting the development of Group 5 autonomous aircraft, shaping software requirements and managing system architecture for unmanned aerial systems.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Air Vehicle Software)

Builds

Group 5 autonomous aircraft and subsystem software

Domain

Defense / Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) / Aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

System Engineering lifecycle management, UAS aircraft systems expertise, Airworthiness certification processes, Contingency management software architecture, Model-based system engineering (SysML, DoDAF, UAFP), Operational and System Viewpoint modeling, Activity/Use Case/BDD/IBD/Parametric diagram creation, MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, ARP-4761, ARP-4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, MIL-STD-881 standards knowledge

Preferred skills

Cameo MagicDraw or similar tools, Digital Engineering workflows, Integrated Modeling Environments (Teamwork Cloud), High ownership and autonomy across end-to-end lifecycle

Technologies

SysML, DoDAF, UAFP, Teamwork Cloud, Cameo MagicDraw

Responsibilities

Shape customer needs into air vehicle and subsystem software requirements, Develop System Engineering artifacts and system models to trace stakeholder inputs through design, Communicate and manage program risks with Chief Engineer and Program Management

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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