Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and update wiring diagrams, pinouts, and cable assemblies for processing cards, crypto devices, and SATCOM interfaces.
- Perform load analysis and ensure circuit protection meets MIL-STD-704/1275 power quality requirements.
- Assemble and troubleshoot hardware in lab environments, including continuity checks, power-on verification, and firmware updates.
- Use lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and power analyzers, and document results.
- Support vibration, thermal, and EMI/EMC pre-qualification testing (MIL-STD-810/461).
- Maintain engineering documents such as ICDs, BOMs, and part number trees using tools like CAMEO/SysML and Windchill.
- Prepare test procedures, validation reports, and engineering change packages.
- Collaborate with Systems, Software, and Test teams to resolve integration issues.
- Coordinate with platform OEMs on connector standards, grounding schemes, and aircraft power bus impacts.
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- High School Diploma + 15 years of related experience (5 in DoD), or BA/BS + 10 years of experience (3 in DoD).
- Experience with MIL-STD-704/1275 power and MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC standards.
- Knowledge of aerospace wiring best practices (38999/26482, AS50881).
- Proficiency with schematic reading/modification and E-CAD tools (Altium, OrCAD, or similar).
- Skilled with lab instrumentation and fault isolation techniques.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with airborne networking, SATCOM, crypto, or cross-domain hardware.
- Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital-thread tools.
- Background in configuration audits, RMF hardware artifacts, or safety-of-flight packages.
- Wire harness certification (IPC/WHMA-620 or NASA-STD-8739).
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Dayton, OH |
| Salary | $100,000–$150,000 Per Year |
Skills
Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
Computer Firmwareunmatched
Cryptographyunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Electrical Wiringunmatched
Electromagnetic Compatibilityunmatched
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)unmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Instrumentationunmatched
MIL-STD-461unmatched
Military/DoD Standardsunmatched
OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
OrCADunmatched
Oscilloscopeunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Satellite Communicationsunmatched
Schematicsunmatched
Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
Software Testingunmatched
Spectrum Analyzersunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Testingunmatched
Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
Validation Testingunmatched
Windchill PLM Softwareunmatched
Wire Harnessunmatched
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