Subject-Matter Expert Avionics Engineer - Must have an active TS clearance

• Phalanx Griffon (PG) is the Air Force’s open-architecture airborne node linking warfighters to decision-quality data at the tactical edge. As the program’s Avionics Engineering SME, you will be the cornerstone technical authority for integrating the Nomad chassis, Type-1 crypto, SATCOM apertures, and OMS/UCI software with multiple aircraft avionics suites during Major Release 2 (FY 25-27)—ensuring airworthiness, mission effectiveness, and digital-thread fidelity.
• Essential Job Functions:

• Architecture & Design Authority:
• Define avionics integration schemes that marry Nomad VPX hardware with platform data buses (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429/664, Ethernet TSN) and mission computers.
• Develop interface-control documents (ICDs), signal-flow diagrams, and timing budgets; ensure alignment with OMS/UCI messages and cross-domain guard rules.
• Airworthiness & Certification:
• Lead authoring of AF Form 1067s, E-series flight-clearance packages, and safety-of-flight analyses.
• Oversee DO-254 (hardware) & DO-178C (software) compliance artifacts where required.
• Digital Thread / MBSE:
• Capture avionics models in SysML/CAMEO and link to requirements, verification methods, and hardware part trees.
• Drive configuration-control boards, red-line incorporation, and model synchronization.
• Lab-to-Flight Integration:
• Specify and validate wiring harnesses, signal conditioning, and power interfaces in the Integration SIL.
• Troubleshoot EMI/EMC, timing, and protocol issues; guide corrective actions through to flight-test readiness.
• Flight-Test & Fielding Support:
• Draft test cards, telemetry requirements, and Interim Authorizations To Test (IATT).
• Serve as on-board or ground avionics lead during developmental & operational flights; analyze real-time data and coordinate anomaly resolution.
• Mentorship & Stakeholder Engagement:
• Advise Government IPT leads, platform SPOs, and OEM avionics teams; present technical status to SES/GO audiences.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, instilling open-architecture and DevSecOps best practices in a classified environment.

• Bullet points about travel, residency, etc…

• Required certifications and degrees…

• Benefits are available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment.
• A 401(k) with a company match is available to full-time employees with 1 year of service on our eligibility dates.
• This is an AI-formatted job description; therefore, this does not remove human decision-making.

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