About Volant Partners

Volant Partners provides business and engineering consulting services to companies across the United States. We thrive by solving complex problems with a focus on regulated industries. We best serve our customers by attracting and retaining the very best consultants. Consequently, we have structured ourselves as an employee-owned company. Volant Partners was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description

Volant Partners, Inc is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with a strong electrical engineering background to assist our clients with the development and deployment of their products and hardware. Responsibilities will vary, but the selected candidate will contribute to areas such as authoring and updating certification documentation and verifying requirements traceability among various electrical diagrams and schematics.

Successful candidates will use their knowledge in systems engineering combined with their experience in electrical engineering to successfully manage complex projects and drive results. We are looking for self-starters and decision makers that are comfortable in new situations where success is dependent on quickly understanding client challenges and addressing them. This individual must have excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) and be able to communicate effectively with different engineering disciplines, project and client leadership.

This position will be fully onsite and we are seeking candidates in the greater Seattle area or candidates who are willing to relocate to the Seattle area.

Typical Responsibilities

Author technical specifications
Author and modify existing certification documentation
Design and certify panels used in aircrafts
Develop complex, high-reliability electronic hardware for aircrafts
Review, understand, and assess schematics to ensure that design align with requirements
Identify any gaps between the schematics and the certification documentation
Requirement elicitation, decomposition
Requirement allocation and tracking
Participate in processes improvement

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, electrical, computer science or related technical course of study
Minimum of 6+ years of engineering or consulting experience
A consultative mindset and strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentations) to work directly with client multidisciplinary teams to solve problems and advance client’s objectives
Proven systems engineering and problem-solving skills in an integrated team environment
Proven track record of managing time and resources to meet deadlines
Ability to define and interpret high level requirements and trace these requirements to product electrical schematics and diagrams
A foundation in digital and analog circuit design, analysis, power conversion, and PCB layout.
Skills in requirement verification activities
Ability to make decisions and execute to the plan
Experience with requirements development, management and traceability
Specialized knowledge of electrical engineering and how it relates to systems engineering
Experience developing and decomposing system and subsystem requirements
Ability to earn the trust of clients and influence leadership and key technical resources
Maintains positive and professional relationships and promotes an environment of teamwork and collaboration in a diverse work environment
Available to be onsite at client facilities in the greater Seattle area
Must be a US Person - U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in regulated industries such as defense or aviation
Experience working in a consulting or engineering services company
Experience with product development life cycle
Experience using industry leading requirements management tools (DOORS Classic/DNG, JAMA etc.)
Experience using Confluence and JIRA
Knowledge of Configuration Management

Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this position is currently $142,000 to $177,000 based on current market data. Actual compensation will depend on the successful candidates’ work location, qualifications, skills, and depth of experience. As an employee-owned company, the total compensation for this position will include Stock Options and eligibility for the Utilization, VP Accelerator and Profit-Sharing bonus programs. Our comprehensive benefits include 401k matching; medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible spending accounts; life and disability insurance; and a generous company contribution to an HSA account. Employees will also receive 15 days paid vacation and 10 days paid sick leave each year, as well as 12+ paid holidays scheduled throughout the calendar year.

Volant Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Senior Systems Engineer

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