Associate Systems Engineer

Summary

Supports team and organization in the deployment of requirements management processes and tools for the Engineering Department, ensuring effective management of project requirements throughout the aerospace project lifecycle. Supports the development of substantiation and safety documentation for aircraft modification projects.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists team in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of requirements management tools and processes, promoting best practices within the organization.
• Collaborates with stakeholders, including engineers, designers, and clients, to gather, analyze, and translate high-level business needs into detailed technical requirements.
• Assists in the creation of clear and concise requirement documents, including functional specifications, system requirements, and design specifications, while maintaining traceability between requirements and project deliverables.
• Manages changes to requirements throughout the project lifecycle and supports the assessment of their impact on project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Supports team in development of substantiation and safety documents (e.g., Functional Hazard Assessment, System Safety Analysis, Equipment Qualification Summaries, Functional Test Procedures), creates verification test plans based on requirements, and participates in validation activities to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Identifies and assesses risks related to requirements, proposes mitigation strategies to minimize project risks.
• Reports metrics related to requirements management to project leaders.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work, and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

 

 

Job Core Competencies

• Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge, exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills, keeps abreast of current developments, requires minimal supervision, displays understanding of how job relates to others, and uses resources effectively.
• Judgment – You display a willingness to make decisions, you exhibit sound and accurate judgment, you support and explain reasoning for decisions, you include appropriate people in decision-making process, and you make timely decisions.
• Planning and Organization – Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, integrates changes smoothly, sets goals and objectives, and works in an organized manner.
• Cost Consciousness – Works with approved budget, develops and implements cost saving measures, contributes to profits and revenue and conserves organizational resources.

 

 

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Engineering or a related discipline, 2 years of relevant engineering experience preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Aviation background and aircraft interior experience preferred.

 

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Familiarity with industry standards (e.g., 14 CFR Part 25, DO-160, DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754) is preferred.
• Experience using requirements management tools such as PTC Codebeamer software is preferred.
• Ability to work constructively with other departments to gain consensus regarding requirements applicable to each program.
• Working knowledge of aircraft engineering processes.
• Excellent analytical, communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.

The expected WA salary range for this position is between $78,000.00 - $93,000.00. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law. Our suite of comprehensive benefits include: healthcare (medical, dental & vision), life insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) savings plan with company match.