Sr. Avionics Systems Engineer

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Date: Oct 16, 2026

Location: Dayton Wright-Patterson AFB, O, Ohio, United States

Company: HII's Mission Technologies division

Requisition Number: 30731 

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $112,421.00 - $160,000.00 

Security Clearance: Secret  

Level of Experience: Senior 

 

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

 

Leadership at HII – Mission Technologies
HII’s Leadership Capability Framework defines the standard of excellence expected of all leaders across Mission Technologies. Leaders are accountable for modeling these capabilities and building them within their teams:

  • Know & Grow Your People – Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.
  • Build Relationships – Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.
  • Take Ownership – Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.
  • Customer First – Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.
  • Shape the Future – Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.
  • Act with Urgency – Make informed decisions and move with purpose.


These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission

Job Description

Help lead the engineering decisions that shape U.S. Air Force aircraft modernization and weapon-system capability. HII Mission Technologies is seeking a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer to independently lead complex avionics and systems-integration activities supporting Air Force and Department of Defense acquisition programs.

 

You will work across aircraft architecture, requirements, hardware/software integration, acquisition engineering, Digital Engineering/MBSE, cybersecurity, interoperability, test, certification, and electromagnetic-spectrum considerations. This role provides the opportunity to turn complex technical challenges into executable recommendations for program managers, chief engineers, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and senior government and industry stakeholders.

 

The Senior level represents the next step in HII's avionics engineering progression, with increased responsibility for independent technical judgment, acquisition products, multidisciplinary integration, mentoring, technical leadership, and customer influence. 

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Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Independently lead avionics and systems-engineering activities across requirements, architecture, design, integration, verification, test, certification, fielding, modification, sustainment, and technical-risk management.
  • Translate operational, mission, and program needs into clear, measurable, traceable, and verifiable system and subsystem requirements.
  • Lead analysis of system architectures, hardware/software interfaces, subsystem dependencies, technical baselines, design alternatives, integration impacts, and technical risks.
  • Develop and lead technical reviews of RFP requirements, SOW/SOO technical content, SRDs, system/subsystem specifications, SEPs, DIDs/CDRLs, ECPs, and other acquisition engineering products.
  • Review and evaluate system architecture/design documents, ICDs, interface configuration documentation, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, technical-data packages, configuration products, contractor proposals, and designchange documentation.
  • Apply Digital Engineering/MBSE and other model/data-driven systems-engineering methods to requirements traceability, architecture, interface management, system dependencies, configuration management, verification, and technical decision-making.
  • Lead resolution of multidisciplinary integration issues spanning avionics, software, computer engineering, cybersecurity, interoperability, test, and EMS/spectrum disciplines.
  • Review and integrate ISPs, SSRAs, EMS management/spectrum-supportability products, interoperability requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and related engineering artifacts.
  • Evaluate airworthiness, system safety, OSS&E, cybersecurity, certification, interoperability, and mission-assurance implications of system modifications.
  • Lead or support developmental testing, integration testing, verification/validation, certification, deficiency resolution, and technical-risk reduction activities.
  • Lead technical content and engineering recommendations for SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA/PCA, TIMs, working groups, program reviews, and other lifecycle engineering activities.
  • Develop and brief engineering alternatives, trade studies, technical risks, and recommendations to program managers, chief engineers, IPT leadership, and senior customers.
  • Mentor less-experienced engineers and promote disciplined engineering practices, accountability, innovation, and technical quality.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in realted field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
  • Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI
  • Significant experience with aircraft avionics, mission systems, embedded systems, complex electronic systems, aircraft modernization, or weapon-system integration.
  • Demonstrated experience independently leading systems-engineering activities involving requirements, architecture/design, interfaces, integration, verification, test, or technical-risk management.
  • Experience developing or leading technical review of system requirements, specifications, acquisition engineering documentation, architecture/design products, interface documentation, or technical baselines. HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES Senior Avionics Systems Engineer | Level 4 | Page 2 of 2
  • Experience applying Digital Engineering, MBSE, model-based analysis, requirements traceability, architecture modeling, or equivalent data/model-driven systems-engineering methods.
  • Experience integrating at least one adjacent engineering discipline into avionics or system-level engineering decisions, such as computer/cybersecurity engineering, EMS/spectrum, interoperability, test and evaluation, airworthiness/system safety, program protection, or certification.
  • Experience supporting Air Force or AFLCMC acquisition programs, military operations, and/or other military acquisition programs.
  • Ability to independently solve complex multidisciplinary problems and provide decision-quality technical recommendations to engineering and program leadership.
  • Demonstrated critical and creative thinking, accountability, ownership, mentoring, and commitment to excellence in technical and customer delivery.

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience with SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw, DOORS, Enterprise Architect, digital threads, authoritative sources of truth, or comparable Digital Engineering environments.
  • Experience with MIL-HDBK-516, MIL-STD-882, OSS&E, configuration management, V&V, or aircraft certification activities.
  • Demonstrated experience developing or leading reviews of RFP technical content, SOW/SOO, SRDs, specifications, SEPs, ICDs, DIDs/CDRLs, Technical Orders, contractor technical proposals, ECPs, or authorized technical proposal/source-selection support.
  • Experience across multiple specialized areas including AIMS/IFF, TEMPEST, Anti-Tamper, Program Protection, computer/cybersecurity engineering, ISP/interoperability, SSRA, EMS/spectrum management, EMC/EMI/E3, airworthiness, or developmental test and evaluation.

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.


The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance? 
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.