The Senior Aircraft Systems Integrator will lead the technical integration of aircraft systems across laboratories, ground test environments, and the Demonstrator aircraft. This role serves as the critical bridge between individual system teams, test and laboratory organizations, safety engineering, and aircraft integration activities to ensure a cohesive and executable path from system development through aircraft-level verification.
The successful candidate will work across disciplines to define integration strategies, identify inter-system dependencies, establish verification and test sequencing, and validate aircraft-level assumptions related to installation, environmental conditions, interfaces, and operational scenarios. This position plays a key role in reducing integration risk and ensuring aircraft readiness for test and flight operations.
What You'll Do:
- Lead cross-functional aircraft integration across avionics, flight controls, propulsion, electrical power, hydraulics, ECS, structures, and supporting subsystems.
- Own aircraft-level interfaces, dependencies, conflicts, and technical issue resolution throughout design and integration.
- Develop integrated verification and test strategies spanning system development, laboratories, aircraft integration, and flight test.
- Define verification sequencing, integration milestones, test objectives, success criteria, and readiness for major events.
- Connect development labs, integration facilities, and the Demonstrator while ensuring representative configurations and environments.
- Plan phased integration and risk-reduction activities before aircraft installation.
- Validate aircraft-level assumptions for environmental conditions, installation effects, system interactions, operational scenarios, failure propagation, and functionality.
- Coordinate with Safety Engineering on hazards, safety assessments, concern closure, and evidence of operational readiness.
- Identify integration risks, critical-path dependencies, and readiness criteria; lead technical reviews and communicate status and mitigation plans to program leadership.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of aerospace engineering experience with aircraft development, integration, testing, or certification programs.
- Demonstrated experience working across multiple aircraft systems and engineering disciplines.
- Experience defining and executing integrated test or verification strategies.
- Strong understanding of aircraft development lifecycles from design through flight test.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience with laboratory integration environments, iron bird testing, or hardware/software integration.
- Knowledge of verification and validation planning.
- Experience supporting aircraft safety assessments, FHA, PSSA, SSA, or equivalent activities.
- Experience supporting flight test programs and aircraft integration campaigns.
- Previous experience on experimental, demonstrator, military, or commercial aircraft development programs.
Compensation:
Our compensation package is a blend of base salary and equity options for eligible employees. The range for this role is $180,000-$220,000. We consider a number of factors when presenting a final offer, including geography, internal equity and years of experience and expertise.
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- 12 paid holidays
- 401(k)
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Equity tax advisory services
- Supportive work culture