Sr. Avionics Systems/DevOps Engineer (CA21858)

We are seeking a Senior Avionics Systems/DevOps Engineer for a 12-month contract position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This role will support the System Solutions team in defining, developing, and deploying innovative engineering solutions that modernize the systems engineering lifecycle. You will work across multidisciplinary teams to improve requirements management, system architecture, verification, validation, and certification processes while driving the adoption of CI/CD pipelines, toolchain integration, and engineering automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and development of systems engineering solutions across the full aerospace development lifecycle, including requirements development, design, integration, verification, validation, and technical documentation.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and toolchain integrations to enable more efficient and scalable engineering solutions.
• Develop and maintain automation using scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) with thorough testing of implementations.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to improve requirements management, system architecture, and certification processes.
• Apply DevSecOps practices and modern development methodologies throughout engineering workflows.
• Work with requirements management tools to support systems engineering processes.
• Manage smaller projects, work packages, and technical processes with practical project management capability.
• Support configuration-controlled environments, including problem reports and change requests.
• Work across Eastern Time Zone core hours and global teams.

Qualifications

• Required
• Experience across multiple areas of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements development, design, integration, verification, validation, and technical documentation.
• Experience with or familiarity with DevSecOps.
• Hands-on experience with requirements management tools (Jama, Polarion, DOORS).
• Ability to develop automation with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and thoroughly test implementations.
• Experience with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience working in aerospace or another highly regulated engineering environment.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work within Eastern Time Zone core hours and global teams, including India Standard Time.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex technical issues.
• Confidence working autonomously with limited oversight.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with internal teams, external suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Preferred
• Experience or interest in CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience applying ARP4754 throughout the system development lifecycle.
• Experience working with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles and tools such as Cameo, MagicDraw, Teamwork Cloud, and SysML modeling.
• Digital engineering and aerospace development standards expertise.