Position Details

Position Id : 377386
Status : Open
Location : Everett, Washington
Duration : 12+ months
Pay Rate : Up to $74.00/Hour
Employment Type : Contract
Work Shift : Shift-1

Position Description

Company is seeking Career Systems Engineer to support our Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team in Everett or Renton, WA. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in requirements engineering, system architecture, design, verification & validation (V&V), and demonstrate knowledge of the Systems Engineering V-Diagram process as defined in ARP4754A/ARP4761 standards. This role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams (hardware, software, safety, and test engineering) to ensure robust system development, compliance with certification standards, and alignments to make a positive impact on the future of The Company.

Key Responsibilities
Lead and support requirements definition, decomposition, and allocation from aircraft-level to system and item level.
Support development and maintain functional and logical airplane and system architecture.
Ensure functional hazard assessments (FHA), preliminary system safety assessments (PSSA), and common mode analyses (CMA) in alignment with safety objectives.
Guide item design and implementation, ensuring traceability to higher-level requirements.
Plan and execute verification and validation activities across the V-model (item verification, system integration & verification, aircraft-level verification).
Support safety analyses (SSA, FMEA/FMES) and compliance with applicable aerospace/defense regulations (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A, ARP4761).
Collaborate across software and hardware engineering teams during design and testing phases.
Provide documentation and support for certification authorities (FAA/EASA).
Participate in technical design reviews, audits, and interchange meetings.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
5+ years of experience in systems engineering lifecycle within aerospace, automotive, or complex system domains.
Hands-on experience with V-Diagram processes (requirements, design, implementation, verification, validation).
Knowledge of safety assessments (FHA, PSSA, SSA, CMA, FMEA/FMES).
Familiarity with certification frameworks (ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254).
Strong analytical thinking, clear technical writing, and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications:
Requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS).
System modeling (SysML/UML, Cameo, or equivalent).
Test planning and execution across multiple integration levels.
Aircraft design, development and certification knowledge.

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

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