Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

Workplace: On-site, 5 days per week
Location: Huntsville, Alabama

The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Lead will be responsible for the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of NGCM HWIL systems supporting Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), avionics, and missile subsystem validation. This role owns the full lifecycle of HWIL system development from requirements definition through integration, test, and customer deployment.
This individual will lead a small multidisciplinary team and serve as the technical interface between GNC, systems engineering, propulsion, and program management.

Key Job Responsibilities
    • HWIL Architecture & System Design
        ○ Define HWIL system architecture for NGCM baseline and future variants
        ○ Draft hardware and software requirements for HWIL drawers and subsystems
        ○ Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Functional Block Diagrams (FBDs), Wiring Diagrams (WDs), and Test Procedures
        ○ Ensure configuration control of all HWIL technical data packages (TDPs)
    • Integration & Test
        ○ Design, build, test, and deploy complete HWIL systems
        ○ Lead integration of avionics, GEU, seeker, CAS, and propulsion interfaces into HWIL environment
        ○ Support TRR, ATP, and QTP events
        ○ Develop validation and verification (V&V) strategies for GNC algorithms
    • Program & Technical Leadership
        ○ Lead and manage HWIL engineering team (electrical, software, integration)
        ○ Develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) for new scope and IRAD efforts
        ○ Support Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) planning and execution
        ○ Coordinate staffing and resource planning for HWIL activities
    • Customer & Capture Support
        ○ Interface with Army, RCCTO, and industry partners
        ○ Support OTA proposals and technical white papers
        ○ Provide technical inputs for future NGCM derivative capture efforts
        ○ Travel to partner sites for HWIL deployment and integration support
    
Required Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)
    • U.S. Citizenship required 
    • 8+ years experience in electrical hardware design and avionics integration
    • Direct experience designing, building, and deploying HWIL systems
    • Experience leading small engineering teams
    • Background in missile or hypersonic systems preferred
    • Experience with:
        ○ Avionics hardware lifecycle management
        ○ Configuration Management (ECO, DCO, NCR, MRB, ERB processes)
        ○ Environmental qualification testing (ATP/QTP)
        ○ OTA proposals and technical capture efforts
    • Strong working knowledge of:
        ○ Controls systems and GNC integration
        ○ Electrical system design & hardware integration
        ○ Technical data package development
    
Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience developing HWIL systems for missile flight hardware
    • Familiarity with trajectory analysis, radar modeling, or MATLAB-based analysis tools
    • Prior hiring manager or section lead experience
     
Salary Range
    • $155,000-$170,000
    • The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience