Near Earth Autonomy is creating a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe. Our technology enables aircraft ranging in scale from sub-meter to full scale to autonomously inspect, map, survey, and transport. We are serious about system design, development, real-world testing, and delivering to customers working, useful systems.
Job Responsibilities and Duties
The Systems Engineer (SE) will contribute to the development of aviation autonomy systems. This role will support the software development and release process, focusing on requirements development and validation, design reviews, developmental testing, and software and system verification. The SE will be embedded in a cross-functional product team, working closely with software engineers, product managers, and test engineers. The SE will help to improve systems processes over time to enable rapid development of safe and effective flight software.
A summary of roles and responsibilities includes:
Development:
Requirements definition
Tracing of requirements, software components, and test artifacts
System and software architecture definition via diagrams and documentation
Software interface control
Design reviews
Verification:
Test planning and execution
Software and system-level verification and validation
Software unit test, integration testing, simulation, and flight testing
Release management:
Documentation
Configuration management
Issue tracking and resolution planning
This role includes travel approximately once per quarter for field testing.
Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or another relevant engineering field
5+ years of industry experience participating in at least one complete project cycle, including definition, development, deployment, and verification
Direct experience with software requirements and verification.
Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to assess tasks and apply appropriate processes, tools, and levels of formality and to adapt to changes in course
Ability to work independently and balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
This position will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, with time primarily in the office and a portion of time in the field
Desired Qualifications and Skills
Experience in aviation or autonomous vehicles.
Experience in defense markets.
Experience in development of software products.
Experience in documenting and modeling software systems via UML and other methods.
Experience with safety critical software systems.
Proficiency in a requirements tracking tool (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Visure).
Due to the nature of Near Earth's funding, this position is restricted to US persons.
Benefits
Stock options
401(k) plan
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Life insurance; long-term and short-term disability benefits