AEROSPACE ENGINEER - EWIS - Contractor / Consultant

AeroTECsEngineering Services Departmentsupports and provides comprehensive, full-service aerospace engineering services to customers in aircraft design, testing, certification and post certification.The Aerospace Engineer - EWIS will perform EWIS design and integration tasks associated with the Electrical Systems used on all of our programs. This role requires the significant exercise of independent discretion and judgment in matters of significance.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Analyze design requirements and perform trade-off studies based on customer specifications, technical documentation, and electrical configurations.
• Produce and validate electrical documentation, including wiring diagrams (WD) and harness data reports (HDR).
• Review electrical configurations of aircraft systems, ensuring thorough understanding of schematics and technical documentation.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams, including Systems, Electrical, Avionics, EMC, and Safety.
• Partner with non-engineering disciplines, such as Quality, Logistics, Methods, and Customer Support, to ensure project alignment.
• Create and maintain tracking tools to optimize quality and productivity.
• Maintain an innovative mindset to continuously propose and implement process improvements.

Qualifications

Level Requirements (Minimum):
Education

• Four (4) year degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Avionics, Electrical, or Instrumentation).
• Other Engineering fields may be considered.

Minimum Required Experience:

• 3+ years of experience utilizingCapital Harness.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft wiring (EWIS), electrical harness assemblies, components, and routing.
• Experience working with electrical schematics and test environments.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of aerospace experience in EWIS, specifically focusing on the electrical aspects of aircraft systems, components, and controllers.
• Proficiency in industry-standard software, such as AutoCAD, CATIA, NX, or other relevant electrical tools.
• Familiarity with aviation regulations, specifically FAR Part 25 Subpart H and certification rules addressing EWIS.
• Familiarity with industry standards, includingSAE-AS50881 (EWIS wiring) andRTCA/DO-160 (environmental conditions & test procedures).

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Must have the ability to sit for long periods of time.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasional travel (flying and driving) to various domestic and international worksites and client offices may be required. Occasional travel to the Moses Lake Facility for extended periods of time during scheduled flight test operations may be required.

AeroTECprovides comprehensive, full-service aerospace services and solutions to customers in aircraft design, testing, instrumentation, certification, manufacturing, modifications, and maintenance with facilities in Seattle, Arlington, and Moses Lake.

AeroTEC is an equal opportunity employer.