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LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Aerospace Systems Engineer Job in Dayton, Ohio US

LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - Aerospace Systems Engineer

Southwest Research Institute - Dayton, OH

Posted: 4/14/2026 - Expires: 5/14/2026

Job ID: 293346282

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Job Description

Who We Are:


The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality Complex Electronics on new and legacy DoW systems. This includes avionics, mission LRU's, flight worthy payloads, ground aerospace systems, and cutting edge third generation AI/ML for DoD platforms. This position is located on-site at either of our San Antonio, TX or Dayton (Beavercreek), OH facilities.


Objectives of this Role:



* Responsible to develop System level and LRU Architectures.


* Lead the development of CONOPS, develop requirements, requirement allocation, and test.


* Guide multi-disciplinary engineering teams to develop hardware, firmware, and software for complex flight worthy avionics/mission LRU's/payload hardware.


* Interact directly with clients to establish system requirements and architectures to meet client expectations.


* Provide technical project leadership throughout each program.


* Must be willing to travel.


* Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to support system designs/architectures.


* Support department management in specific technical marketing activities, proposal development of embedded systems, and in the development of product/technical roadmaps.


Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:



* System Engineer over embedded avionics/aerospace programs.


* Lead a multi-disciplinary team to develop, integrate, and test embedded complex flight worthy systems. This includes electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and AI/ML.


* Meet with internal and external customers to establish system technical requirements and facilitate development of specification documents and system architectures.


* Lead trade analyses within and across the relevant domains.


* Work with stakeholders to allocate functions to components/systems and develop those allocations into requirements for the engineers, designers, and managers to design, develop, integrate and test.


Requirements:



* Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent engineering degree field with related experience.


* 10+ years: Experience developing, deriving, and allocating tiered Systems Engineering requirements in Avionics applications/LRU's.


* Broad, basic understanding of engineering activities/disciplines in avionics development (e.g. Systems, Hardware Development, Firmware, software, Integration, Testing, Bid and Proposal efforts, CONOPS, Qualification, Certification, System Safety, FMEA, Lab activities, etc).


* Experience developing CONOPS and System/LRU Architectures and basic/Intermediate experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE).


* A valid/clear driver's license is required.


Special Requirements:


Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.


Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Dayton, Ohio


For more information about this division, visit the Defense & Intelligence Solutions home page.



For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here.


For benefits information at all other locations, click here.



An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.



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Job Summary

Employment Type:
Full Time Employee
Job type:
Regular Employment
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Education Level:
High school graduate
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