Kearfott Corporation, a global avionics, motion control and navigation supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial control components. Our inertial guidance and navigation systems control military and commercial aircraft, military land vehicles, missiles, marine vehicles, satellites, and space instruments.
We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider. For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com.
Candidate will be a key member of a technical team responsible for leading the project engineering functions for the development of inertial measurement and navigation products / solutions for use in aircraft, UAV’s, missiles, land vehicles, and sea platforms. Responsibility includes supervision of personnel, technical adequacy and quality of the work, and adherence to budgets and schedules for the assigned projects. Preference is for a candidate with a background in both hardware and software for avionics systems with experience in the integration and test of advanced navigation equipment in the laboratory and field environment(s). Candidate must have a demonstrated ability to lead project development activities within a certified aerospace quality management environment and be able to comprehend and adhere to defined work procedures and instructions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Capable of leading the new product development processes and discipline across the company.
- Consistent demonstration of initiative, resourcefulness, judgment, cooperation, and ability to communicate technical information.
- Capable of supporting new business pursuits and proposal preparation that address program technical requirements and associated schedule and costs.
- Responsible for managing the technical team performance to project schedule and cost and supporting the program manager.
- Interfacing with both commercial and military customers in technical program definition and execution.
- Excellent technical writing and oral skills.
- Travel: ~25% for customer reviews and meetings.
Required Skills
- In depth working knowledge of new product development processes, inertial navigation and GPS applications for avionics platforms.
- Possesses the ability to lead a cross functional technical team from the beginning to the end of a project.
- Possesses the ability to lead a team in the definition, implementation, and performance of system/software integration testing (hardware and software tests) which validate system requirements in a lab and field environments.
- Capable of leading the technical development of a complex navigation system while implementing both DO-178C and DO-254 practices and processes.
- Capable of supporting Bid and Proposal efforts including Cost Estimating and Technical Writing.
- Ability to effectively communicate, plan, organize, supervise, and control work in one or more projects concurrently and in a virtual work environment
- Drives for results, action oriented.
- Excellent presentation skills.
Required Experience
- B.S. in Aerospace, Computer, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience required.
- Twelve (12) or more years’ experience in aerospace and/or defense system engineering and associated system software testing.
- In depth technical experience with Inertial Navigation System (INS), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and Global Positioning System (GPS) applications is required.
- Experience in communication bus standards and operation (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, RS-422, Ethernet, SpaceWire) and familiarity with software / firmware development standards (DO-178B, DO-254) required.
- Experience required in leading and working within a cross disciplinary engineering team of 2 to 15 engineers relative to the coordination of product hardware and software design, test, and evaluation from the concept through production phases.
- Proficiency required in DOORS, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office.
- US Citizen and ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity