Senior Avionics Engineer

Canard Aerospace Corporation offers a collaborative, on-site engineering role in Shakopee, MN with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. The Senior Avionics Engineer will help integrate avionics systems for commercial and military aircraft, develop installation instructions and A-kits, and oversee electrical conformity to design specifications. Familiarity with Collins Flight2 and C-130 platforms is a plus. Salary ranges from USD 85,000 to 155,000 per year.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) No matching
• Paid Holidays, Vacation and Paid Personal/Sick Time Off
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Responsibilities

• Investigate and interpret job and technical requirements, including Interface Control Documents, mechanical drawings, electrical drawings, and wiring diagrams
• Architect detailed system designs to integrate avionics from multiple vendors
• Conduct aircraft surveys and collect necessary data
• Design wiring and installation for LRUs (wire design LRU installation design)
• Create ICDs to define interfaces among affected avionics systems
• Draft Engineering Orders and installation instructions
• Prepare maintenance and operations manuals and supplements
• Review customer requirements and statements of work
• Develop avionics solutions aligned with customer needs and review feasibility
• Assist Sales and Business Development with proposals, including technical review of requirements and program risk and schedule
• Support certification of avionics systems to FAA, EASA or other civil authorities
• Assemble Installation Data Packages with system and electrical fabrication, assembly and installation drawings, master data lists, drawings and reports

Requirements

• Engineering degree or Technical College certificate
• 8+ years of avionics engineering experience with an air carrier, airline, or air freight operator, or 8+ years designing/engineering and installing avionics upgrades with an MRO or OEM
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• USA Passport and ability to travel domestically and internationally on occasion

Technologies

• Collins Flight2
• AutoCAD
• Creo
• SolidWorks
• CNS/ATM
• FANS
• GPS
• FMS
• EFB
• Performance Based Navigation

Location

Shakopee, MN, onsite

Physical Demands

Must be able to move around constricted spaces during aircraft surveys and maintain reasonable mobility.

How to Apply

Please send your resume to [email protected]. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Executive Order 11246, as amended, protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on inquiring about, disclosing, or discussing their compensation or the compensation of applicants or employees.