Senior Systems Engineer

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineering Professional to join our Flight Path Management (FPM) team. The goal of a Senior Systems Engineering Professional at Wisk is to ensure continued safe flight and landing through the design, verification, and validation of traffic and terrain avoidance functions for Wisk aircraft. You will be part of the Flight Path Management team that is a part of the Mission Management System (MMS) product team inside the Avionics and Onboard Autonomy (AOA) Integrated Project Team.

Why we need you:

• The goal of the Senior Systems Engineering Professional at Wisk is to perform system-level modeling, verification, and validation at various levels of the Wisk aircraft. In support of this goal, you will be part of the FPM team that is building the hardware and software to enable autonomous operations of the Wisk aircraft including functions such as contingency management, trajectory planning, and behavior management. Your goal is to develop the system architecture and system model through the complete product life cycle of this autonomous system. 

What you will do:

• Manage system architecture and system models through complete product life cycle, with an emphasis on onboard autonomous aircraft functions to make high-level decisions and synthesize data coming from all other onboard systems.   
• Develop detailed requirements for any subsystems required for aforementioned aircraft functions.
• Decompose requirements into actionable, testable invariants for software and hardware engineers.
• Execute trade studies that inform system design especially to appropriately allocate risk and complexity
• Work with the FPM team to develop test and evaluation strategies to examine where the system needs to improve
• Work with other system engineers to assist in designing and maintaining the MMS system architecture.

What you have done:

• BS in an engineering degree or higher
• 5+ years experience in development of requirement or test of aircraft systems
• Ability to develop and deploy systems into the real world
• Maintain complete system architecture from ideation through implementation
• Experience with ARP4754 and ARP4761 
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering
• Experience with FAA regulatory and technical specification documents
• Familiarity DO-178C, DO-254 and DO-160

Desired:

• MS or PhD in aerospace (or related field) engineering degree
• Experience with developing system architectures and requirements for autonomous systems or vehicles.

Who you are:

• You are excited to solve difficult problems in the autonomy and aerospace realm in a collaborative team environment.
• You are detail-oriented and can identify gaps or issues in technical solutions.
• You have strong communication skills and are comfortable speaking to audiences with different technical backgrounds.
• You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve results in a timely fashion.
• You embrace challenges, take commitments, and deliver results within reasonable expectations.

We are located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, alternative work schedule (9/80), flexible time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, communication allowance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as flight lessons, wellness allowances, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, and much more. 
Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 
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