YSL Systems Engineer ll

Yulista Services LLC

Regular

Job Summary

Yulista Aerospace Systems Engineering (ASE) is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the integration, modernization, and sustainment of manned and unmanned aviation platforms. The selected candidate will work across multidisciplinary engineering teams to support requirements development, system architecture, integration planning, verification and validation activities, airworthiness efforts, and technical execution throughout the system lifecycle.

This position requires a systems-thinking approach and the ability to coordinate technical activities across engineering disciplines, customers, OEMs, and program stakeholders to ensure successful integration of mission systems, avionics, communications, sensors, and platform modifications.

Essential Duties

• Support the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements analysis, functional decomposition, system design, integration, verification, validation, and transition to operations.
• Develop and manage system requirements, interface control documentation, technical specifications, and engineering artifacts.
• Support integration of avionics, mission equipment, communications systems, sensors, payloads, and aircraft modifications across fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft platforms.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, and test engineering teams to ensure successful system integration and technical execution.
• Conduct system architecture assessments, trade studies, and technical evaluations to support engineering decisions.
• Support airworthiness certification efforts, flight test planning, and verification activities.
• Participate in technical reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and customer design reviews.
• Analyze system performance, identify technical risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support development of engineering reports, test procedures, integration plans, and technical presentations.
• Interface directly with government customers, OEMs, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting aircraft modification, avionics integration, mission systems integration, or aviation modernization programs.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS or equivalent.
• Familiarity with airworthiness processes, flight testing, and military or FAA aviation standards.
• Experience supporting DoD, NASA, Army Aviation, Air Force, or other government aviation programs.
• Active security clearance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution.
• 3-5 years of systems engineering experience supporting aerospace, aviation, defense, or complex technical programs.
• Experience with systems engineering processes and lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience supporting system integration, verification, validation, and technical testing activities.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, interface documentation, and technical requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment.

Security Clearance

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance. Active Secret clearance preferred.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT
Preference will be given to Calista shareholders and their descendants and to spouses of Calista shareholders, and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g).

EEO STATEMENT
Additionally, it is our policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non-work related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status. When applicable, our policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, placement, layoff, compensation, termination, reduction in force and benefits.
 
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
It is Calista and Subsidiaries' business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
 
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