Executive Recruiting Group

Role Description We’re looking for an Avionics Architecture Lead Engineer to own the end-to-end avionics system design for our autonomous aircraft. You will define the architecture, manage key avionics subcontractors, and ensure the system meets FAA certification requirements. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for a self-starter who can zoom from high-level architecture down into ICD details, test plans, and flight-test findings. - Own the avionics architecture. - Define the end-to-end avionics system, including mission computers, navigation, communications, surveillance, and payload interfaces. - Select network topologies (ARINC 664/AFDX, TSN Ethernet, ARINC 429, CAN, etc.) and define redundancy, partitioning, and data flows. - Lead supplier & subcontractor integration. - Serve as primary technical point of contact for avionics vendors and integrators. - Drive SOWs, technical requirements, ICDs, and acceptance criteria. - Review vendor designs, safety artifacts, and test results; hold them accountable to cost/schedule/technical performance. - Ensure FAA airworthiness compliance. - Architect the system in accordance with ARP 4754A/4761, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160, and applicable Part 23/25 guidance. - Support System Safety in the development and maintenance system-level requirements, safety analyses (FHA, PSSA, SSA), and certification plans. - Drive verification & validation. - Develop system-level test plans, HIL/LRU integration plans, and test objectives. - Work with test and flight teams to triage anomalies, root-cause issues, and feed fixes back into the architecture. - Collaborate across the stack. - Partner with Autonomy, GNC, Flight Controls, and Cyber teams to ensure avionics supports robust, resilient autonomous operations. - Communicate clearly with leadership on risk, mitigations, and tradeoffs. Qualifications - B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field. - 8+ years of relevant experience in avionics systems design and integration on certificated aircraft. - Proven experience with FAA certification efforts, including hands-on work with some combination of: - ARP 4754A / ARP 4761 - DO-178C (software) - DO-254 (hardware) - DO-160 environmental testing - Part 23 or Part 25 certification projects - Strong systems engineering fundamentals: requirements development, ICDs, safety analysis, verification planning. - Demonstrated experience integrating avionics LRUs, networks, and sensors in a lab or flight-test environment. - Track record of leading and managing subcontractors or vendors—able to push back technically and keep them aligned to mission and schedule. - Excellent communication skills; comfortable presenting architecture and certification status to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders. - U.S. Person, eligible to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. Bonus Points - Experience with defense-focused avionics or mission systems (Link-16, SATCOM, tactical radios, radar, EO/IR, etc.). - Prior work on UAS, optionally-piloted, or highly autonomous aircraft. - Familiarity with GRA, MOSA, or SOSA standards and modular open-systems architectures. - MBSE experience (SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw) linking avionics design to the broader digital thread. - FAA DER and/or E-UM Ticket in applicable Airworthiness Standards.

Role Description We are seeking a Principal Aerodynamicist that has clean sheet aircraft development design experience. This role can be remote with some travel. - Lead aerodynamic design, analysis, and wind-tunnel/CFD correlation for a clean-sheet, long-range autonomous air vehicle. - Optimize planform, airfoil, and high-lift devices to maximize range and payload while meeting survivability constraints. - Create rapid-iteration tools and templates for sizing trades. - Collaborate daily with GNC, Flight Controls, and Structures IPTs to mature configuration through CoDR/PDR/CDR. - Support flight-test envelope expansion and post-flight data reduction. Qualifications - M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent). - 7+ years relevant experience. - Deep expertise in CFD (e.g., SU2, Fluent, OVERFLOW), panel methods, and wind-tunnel test design. - Demonstrated history of hands-on, first-principles analysis in rapid-development programs. - Ability to convey complex results to cross-functional audiences. - Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance. Requirements - Prior LO (low observables) signature shaping experience. - Experience coupling aerodynamics with AI-enabled design-of-experiments workflows.