Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

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Workplace: On-site, 5 days per week
Location: Simi Valley, CA

The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Lead will be responsible for the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of NGCM HWIL systems supporting Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), avionics, and missile subsystem validation. This role owns the full lifecycle of HWIL system development from requirements definition through integration, test, and customer deployment.
This individual will lead a small multidisciplinary team and serve as the technical interface between GNC, systems engineering, propulsion, and program management.

Key Job Responsibilities
    • HWIL Architecture & System Design
        ○ Define HWIL system architecture for NGCM baseline and future variants
        ○ Draft hardware and software requirements for HWIL drawers and subsystems
        ○ Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Functional Block Diagrams (FBDs), Wiring Diagrams (WDs), and Test Procedures
        ○ Ensure configuration control of all HWIL technical data packages (TDPs)
    • Integration & Test
        ○ Design, build, test, and deploy complete HWIL systems
        ○ Lead integration of avionics, GEU, seeker, CAS, and propulsion interfaces into HWIL environment
        ○ Support TRR, ATP, and QTP events
        ○ Develop validation and verification (V&V) strategies for GNC algorithms
    • Program & Technical Leadership
        ○ Lead and manage HWIL engineering team (electrical, software, integration)
        ○ Develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) for new scope and IRAD efforts
        ○ Support Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and execution
        ○ Coordinate staffing and resource planning for HWIL activities
    • Customer & Capture Support
        ○ Interface with Army, RCCTO, and industry partners
        ○ Support OTA proposals and technical white papers
        ○ Provide technical inputs for future NGCM derivative capture efforts
        ○ Travel to partner sites for HWIL deployment and integration support
    
Required Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)
    • U.S. Citizenship required 
    • 8+ years experience in electrical hardware design and avionics integration
    • Direct experience designing, building, and deploying HWIL systems
    • Experience leading small engineering teams
    • Background in missile or hypersonic systems preferred
    • Experience with:
        ○ Avionics hardware lifecycle management
        ○ Configuration Management (ECO, DCO, NCR, MRB, ERB processes)
        ○ Environmental qualification testing (ATP/QTP)
        ○ OTA proposals and technical capture efforts
    • Strong working knowledge of:
        ○ Controls systems and GNC integration
        ○ Electrical system design & hardware integration
        ○ Technical data package development
    
Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience developing HWIL systems for missile flight hardware
    • Familiarity with trajectory analysis, radar modeling, or MATLAB-based analysis tools
    • Prior hiring manager or section lead experience
     
Salary Range
    • $155,000-$170,000
    • The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

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