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To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a level II or Sr-level Avionics Engineer to support design, integration, testing, and maintenance of hypersonic aircraft avionics systems.  This role will have a focus in Telemetry (TM). This position will include collaborating with other system owners to understand test requirements and operations support needs for multiple test ranges. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to instrumentation, network, & telemetry (data) system requirements development, architecture design, testing, & operation for local and extended range missions.
• Support flight operations by ensuring data system assets are prepared for flight test.
• Support the selection of and harness design for new sensors, data acquisition units, computers, network switches, and other equipment.
• Manage and configure the aircraft instrumentation system to provide real time data for mission monitoring as well as logged data for post-flight analysis
• Support the development and maintenance of software tools as required, including configuration management, simulation, deployment, and analysis tools.
• Determine, document, and manage subsystem requirements for each new configuration
• Develop and support instrumentation, network, & telemetry tests as required.
• Support integration testing such as power checks, sensor calibration, and equipment checkout
• Collaborate with design engineers, network engineers, and technicians as required to accomplish goals.
• Prepare data system material to present at design reviews and flight readiness reviews and in post operation reviews.
• Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity, and fulfillment of commitments.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Telemetry, Instrumentation, or Network engineering in an operational or regulated test environment.
• Experience with Ethernet networking and familiarity with TCP, UDP, multicasting, etc.
• Experience with integrating data acquisition instrumentation (Analog, discrete, and digital protocols such as ARINC 429, etc) from distributed systems with mission control software.
• Knowledgeable with RF devices such as transmitters, receivers, encoders/decoders, or similar
• Experience with data acquisition systems and dataloggers
• Experience writing system requirements
• Excellent written & verbal communication
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the SECRET or above level

Required Computer Skills:

• Expertise with at least one programming languages, including but not limited to C/C++/C#, Python
• Familiarity with continuous integration toolchains such as Jenkins or Bamboo
• Experience with source control systems, such as Git
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Visio)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with complex payload and/or guided systems
• Experience integrating a high Mach or hypersonic system onto a military platform
• Flight test program instrumentation system experience
• Experience designing & manufacturing aircraft harnesses
• Aircraft and/or launch vehicle development experience
• Experience with configuring and monitoring RF telemetry components for end-to-end testing (encode, transmit, receive, decode)
• Knowledge of IRIG 106 CH4, Ch 10, CH 7 or other telemetry standards
• Hands-on aircraft build, piloting, and flight test experience
• Experience with requirements management tools such as JAMA or Doors
• Mission Control Room console experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Computer Skills:

• Experience with relational, document and time-series databases
• Experience with Curtiss-Wright or Safran Data Acquisition Units
• Experience with continuous integration toolchains such as Jenkins or Bamboo

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Level II ($101,100-$146,500): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 2-5 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Sr Level ($120,500-$158,000): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 5-10 years of engineering experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

• Position based in Mojave, CA
• Travel, as needed, to support the department.  Travel estimated to be <5%

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