Software systems engineer lead job description

We are seeking a full-time Aviation Systems Engineer - OEM Software Lead who is interested in providing technical leadership and customizing Garmin's Integrated Flight Deck systems for our Chandler, AZ location. In this role, you'll be responsible for partnering with software engineers in implementing OEM-specific requirements, configuring aircraft systems, and integrating software deliverables onto an integrated flight deck to serve the needs of aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). This role includes many customer-facing opportunities and requires working with engineers across all our aviation products. You will frequently utilize lab environments to make sure all the Garmin deliverables are working together to meet the customer's needs.
Essential Functions

+ Successfully managing OEM relationships and requirements, maintaining a positive relationship with the customer, understanding and advocating for a program's needs, managing issue lists, and ensuring customer expectations are appropriately calibrated

+ Developing OEM-specific content, including user interface pages and the crew alerting system, which utilize data from aircraft systems throughout the flight deck

+ Developing and maintaining high quality deliverables for our OEMs in alignment with their engineering, flight test, and production schedules

+ Familiarity and understanding of how Garmin Aviation's product offerings come together as an integrated flight deck

+ Working cross functionally with Garmin's program management, systems, system tests, human factors and flight operations teams to ensure all aspects of a program are tended to

Basic Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 1 year relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

+ Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)

+ Demonstrated proficiency and experience necessary to develop moderately complex software in C, C++, C#, Java, Python, or other selected languages

+ Proficient knowledge, utilization and mastery of relevant software engineering tools (configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators and logic analyzers)

Desired Qualifications

+ Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)

+ Previous work or internship experience in design, particularly for consumer products

+ Work experience in a team environment

+ Experience with systems engineering principles

+ Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities, particularly related to systems integration

+ Demonstrated customer service skills including servant leadership with internal and external customers

+ Strong communication skills to facilitate effective teamwork between various groups responsible for the success of an OEM program

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

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• Developing and maintaining Systems Engineering Plans, Project plans, Concepts of Operations, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Integrated Master Plans, Integrated Master Schedules, and Program Management Plans.
• Participate in the definition of architecture and core technologies for web services and supporting systems.
• Identification and documentation of stakeholder requirements and translate them into functional, performance and technical requirements.
• Developing Systems and Software requirements, tracking requirements changes, and maintaining traceability of end-user needs to the system performance specification and ultimately the delivered capability.
• Assist enterprise and solution architects with the development of architecture artifacts that comply with authoritative architecture frameworks.
• Support integration planning and interface management by documenting internal and external interface requirements and dependencies.
• Support verification activities during requirements analysis including how each requirement will be verified, the tasks and resources to complete the verification and resulting verification matrix, and supporting documentation such as a System Verification Plan.
• Support life-cycle planning by developing and maintaining system sustainment plans such as the Systems Integration Master Plan (SIMP) and System Lifecycle Sustainment Plan.

Qualifications

BS 8-10, MS 6-8, PhD 3-5

Preferred experience in

• Tasking, Collections, Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (TCPED) process
• Battlespace on Demand (BonD) process
• Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
• FNMOC Come and Get It Product Services (CAGIPS) database
• Datawarehouse (DWH)
• Cloud technologies

Peraton Overview

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An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

For Colorado Residents Colorado Salary Minimum: $75,600
Colorado Salary Maximum: $183,300

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

• Assist program managers, engineers, and architects with studies and analyses such as: portfolio management assessments, technical course of action analyses, analysis of alternatives, trade studies and evaluations, cost-benefit and risk analyses, sizing analyses, concept exploration, benefit analyses, and mission planning.
• Developing and maintaining Systems Engineering Plans, Project plans, Concepts of Operations, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Integrated Master Plans, Integrated Master Schedules, and Program Management Plans.
• Participate in the definition of architecture and core technologies for web services and supporting systems.
• Identification and documentation of stakeholder requirements and translate them into functional, performance and technical requirements.
• Developing Systems and Software requirements, tracking requirements changes, and maintaining traceability of end-user needs to the system performance specification and ultimately the delivered capability.
• Assist enterprise and solution architects with the development of architecture artifacts that comply with authoritative architecture frameworks.
• Support integration planning and interface management by documenting internal and external interface requirements and dependencies.
• Support verification activities during requirements analysis including how each requirement will be verified, the tasks and resources to complete the verification and resulting verification matrix, and supporting documentation such as a System Verification Plan.
• Support life-cycle planning by developing and maintaining system sustainment plans such as the Systems Integration Master Plan (SIMP) and System Lifecycle Sustainment Plan.

Qualifications

BS 8-10, MS 6-8, PhD 3-5

Preferred experience in

• Tasking, Collections, Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (TCPED) process
• Battlespace on Demand (BonD) process
• Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
• FNMOC Come and Get It Product Services (CAGIPS) database
• Datawarehouse (DWH)
• Cloud technologies

Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

For Colorado Residents Colorado Salary Minimum: $75,600
Colorado Salary Maximum: $183,300

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.