Sr Systems Engineer

Overview

About BCforward

BCforward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers’ needs into a full service personnel solutions organization. BCforward’s headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana and also operates delivery centers in 17 locations in North America as well as Hyderabad, India and Puerto Rico. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm headquartered in Indiana.

With 14+ years of uninterrupted growth, the addition of two brands (Stafforward and PMforward) and a team of more than 1400 resources our teams deliver services for multiple industries from both public and private sectors. BCforward’s team of dedicated staffing professionals has placed thousands of talented people over the past decade, with retention rates that are consistently higher than the industry average.

Duration: 11/21/2016 to 05/20/2017

Location:

Phoenix, AZ

The desired candidate will contribute to a team of systems engineers responsible for the overall systems engineering activities related to requirements verification & validation.

Responsibilities include:

• Understanding system and software requirements
• Supporting the software development team
• Supporting the software verification team
• Coordination and resolution of design and implementation issues with software/hardware requirements
• Coordination and resolution of design and implementation issues with Flight Controls System Interfaces
• System/hardware/software verification of the system
• Investigation and resolution of Hardware/software Integration issues
• Investigation and review of customer issues and desired enhancements

The individual will perform verification and validation activities in the very near term for B787 program.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to interface with the customer, certification agencies, third party suppliers, global resources, and with peers such as hardware and software engineers.

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience related to flight control system development or verification
• Must be a US Citizen or permanent resident due to export control requirements

• Advanced degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering preferred.
• System development and test experience with flight control systems in a flight test environment a plus
• Experience working in a technical position that interfaces with customers as well as internal and external suppliers desired
• Experience with avionics and flight controls certification requirements a plus
• Proven ability to define, investigate and solve complex technical problems within schedule, budget and resource constraints
• Experience with developing System Level requirements, as well as software/hardware requirements a plus
• Experience with verification and validation of System, Software and Hardware requirements preferred
• Systems engineering experience within a Flight Controls
• Proficiency with linear and non-linear modeling tools (Matlab/Simulink preferred) with a demonstrated ability to develop, maintain and work with complex systems
• Experience debugging/testing avionics systems via simulation & hardware-in-loop lab environments desired
• Technical background/proficiency in avionics, particularly FBW and/or Auto flight systems
• Integration and test experience in lab or flight test environments
• Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen/perm resident