Systems Engineering Technical Coordination Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Coordination
• Act as the primary interface between Acron Aviation U.S. engineering teams, Acron India engineering teams, and HCL delivery teams, ensuring alignment of priorities, resources, deliverables, and schedules.
• Lead daily execution of systems activities for avionics products
• Plan, assign, review, and monitor Development and V&V work packages while ensuring quality, schedule, and technical objectives are achieved
• Identify and escalate technical risks, resource constraints, dependencies, and schedule impacts proactively
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, automation, AI-enabled tools, and verification efficiency enhancements
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to offshore Development and V&V team members
• Support onboarding of new team members, including tool access, process training, and development environment setup
• Systems and Software Verification
• Define, review, and execute verification activities for system requirements, interface requirements, and integration requirements
• Develop and execute requirements and requirements-based testing, analysis, inspections, and reviews in accordance with certification objectives
• Author and maintain systems requirements, test procedures, test cases, automated test assets, test reports, and verification artifacts
• Partner with systems development teams to investigate coverage gaps, resolve anomalies, and close certification findings
• Certification and Compliance Support
• Support certification activities in accordance with FAA and EASA expectations
• Participate in Systems Reviews (SR) and Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits and certification reviews
• Prepare and review certification evidence packages and compliance documentation
• Author or review requirements, verification plans, procedures, test reports, traceability data, coverage reports, and certification support documentation
• Ensure requirements and design evidence is complete, traceable, and audit-ready
• Requirements Traceability and Defect Management
• Maintain bidirectional traceability between requirements, design artifacts, source code, tests, verification results, and problem reports
• Utilize approved requirements, configuration management, and defect tracking tools
• Lead defect triage activities for software and integrated system anomalies
• Support root cause investigations, corrective action verification, and objective evidence collection
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Coordinate across systems, software, hardware, quality, configuration management, certification, and program teams
• Lead technical reviews, readiness reviews, and status meetings
• Create clear work instructions and tasking packages that enable consistent execution across distributed teams
• Provide regular status reporting, metrics, risk visibility, and closure plans to program and engineering leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 8-12 years of experience in avionics systems verification, software verification, IV&V, or embedded systems validation within regulated environments
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required to support engineering, certification, and program activities.
• Experience leading small to medium-sized engineering teams, work packages, or supplier-delivered activities
• Strong knowledge of ARP-4754A and systems lifecycle verification activities
• Familiarity with ARP4754, DO-178 and DO-254 concepts and systnes/hardware/software integration environments
• Experience supporting certification programs involving FAA, EASA, or equivalent regulatory authorities
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience within avionics or embedded systems environments
• Experience using requirements, configuration management, and defect tracking tools such as:
• IBM DOORS
• Matlab
• Windchill
• ClearCase/ClearQuest or equivalent tools
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Experience using automation and AI tools to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency
• Demonstrated a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to evaluate processes and implement more effective ways of working
• Ability to adopt and promote automation and AI tools to improve team speed, quality, and execution

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience supporting offshore engineering delivery models and external engineering partners
• Experience working directly with HCL or similar engineering service organizations
• Familiarity with ARP4754A, ARP4761, and DO-330
• Knowledge of avionics communication protocols, including:
• ARINC 429
• MIL-STD-1553
• ARINC 664 (AFDX)
• CAN
• Ethernet
• Serial interfaces
• Experience with SIL, HIL, and avionics integration laboratories
• Exposure to AI-enabled engineering tools and workflow automation
• Current valid U.S. business visa (B1/B2 or equivalent) and ability to travel internationally on short notice.
• Previous experience supporting global engineering programs requiring travel to customers, certification, or company sites.
• Candidates who already possess a valid U.S. business visa (B1/B2 or equivalent) are strongly preferred.