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Sr Advanced Systems Engineer - APU Control
Real Time ConsultingUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jul 2025
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REAL TIME CONSULTING (An RTCo Company)—POSITION DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Sr Advanced Systems Engineer – APU Control
ABOUT THE JOB:
In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to lead and be responsible for all aspects of APU control systems engineering, with a focus on electronic control units and other airborne electronic hardware. This includes design aspects, obsolescence, revising drawings at all levels and sub-assemblies, and compliance with DO-254, among other considerations. Your leadership will be crucial in guiding a team of engineers who will collaborate to support the site. Responsibilities also include managing engineering support cases and distributing the team's workload.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design & Integration
REQUIRED SKILLS:
PREFERRED SKILLS:
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Real Time Consulting (RTC) exists to partner outstanding engineering talent to support our clients’ success. Unsurpassed service is delivered to our clients by upholding responsibility, teamwork and quality. Our primary commitment is to help our clients. Since 1997, RTC has been protecting and enhancing lives with safe, reliable, innovative solutions, providing full life-cycle design, development and testing of EMBEDDED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS with Program Management and Consulting Services. Our employees average 20+ years of versatile and accomplished expertise to our clients, driving continuous innovation forward. Employee’s innovative and analytical ideas are cultivated while maintaining the big picture vision in a fast-paced, changing environment. Our corporate values
JOB TITLE: Sr Advanced Systems Engineer – APU Control
ABOUT THE JOB:
In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to lead and be responsible for all aspects of APU control systems engineering, with a focus on electronic control units and other airborne electronic hardware. This includes design aspects, obsolescence, revising drawings at all levels and sub-assemblies, and compliance with DO-254, among other considerations. Your leadership will be crucial in guiding a team of engineers who will collaborate to support the site. Responsibilities also include managing engineering support cases and distributing the team's workload.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design & Integration
- Responsible for approved source list drawings, or build to print drawings – ensure supplier drawing and/or part are compliant with internal drawing and governing requirements
- Responsible for reconciling LRU requirements with system level or customer requirements
- Responsible for integration of LRU design into larger system and application – must know function of part as well as its contribution to larger engine functions
- Responsible for all communication with suppliers, customers, and project engineering with respect to LRU development, including reading form management, document releases, test scheduling & conformity, and activity status
- Responsible for participating in planning & scheduling, integrating supplier schedule into program schedule, and establishing LRU program milestones
- Responsible for coordination memo authorship, tracking/log, and responses to suppliers and customers
- Responsible for all elements of source status elevation (supplier qualification) of LRU
- Responsible for knowledge of governing plans for LRU qualification on application
- Responsible for specific test plans & procedures (QTPs) – approving supplier documentation and integrating into internal QTPs & facilitating updates from customer input and ultimate approval
- Responsible for test execution (on-site at supplier if necessary) and data reduction
- Responsible for test setup and unit conformity
- Responsible for generating similarity arguments, analysis, or test reports in support of qualification
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Aerospace Product Development and Systems Integration experience
- Production/Factory Support for Aerospace Safety-Critical Products, including electronic control units, electronic subassemblies, sensors, effectors, and control system components (electrical, electromechanical, fuel, hydraulic, and/or actuation systems)
- Experience developing Requirement and/or Product Specifications
- Experience working with suppliers to develop a Build-to-Spec Product
- DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 hardware qualification experience, including developing test procedures and test reports
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- APU and/or Gas Turbine Engine Controls product experience
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Real Time Consulting (RTC) exists to partner outstanding engineering talent to support our clients’ success. Unsurpassed service is delivered to our clients by upholding responsibility, teamwork and quality. Our primary commitment is to help our clients. Since 1997, RTC has been protecting and enhancing lives with safe, reliable, innovative solutions, providing full life-cycle design, development and testing of EMBEDDED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS with Program Management and Consulting Services. Our employees average 20+ years of versatile and accomplished expertise to our clients, driving continuous innovation forward. Employee’s innovative and analytical ideas are cultivated while maintaining the big picture vision in a fast-paced, changing environment. Our corporate values
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