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This role encompasses test engineering, reliability engineering, and sustaining/support engineering for fielded connectivity hardware and software, including antennas, modems, servers, and associated line-replaceable units (LRUs). The Systems Engineer is responsible for driving Time To Resolution on all engineering-related issues affecting airline customers and in-service fleets, coordinating troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action across hardware, software, and manufacturing test processes.\nThis is a senior-level role requiring deep familiarity with avionics and in-flight connectivity systems. 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diligently communicate engineering actions and status\nManage day-to-day priorities for sustaining activity, delegate work across the team, and track actions to closure\nProvide regular management reports on issue status, resolution metrics, and reliability trends\nMentor junior engineers on connectivity systems, sustaining processes, and troubleshooting techniques\nEstablish and improve sustaining engineering processes to increase efficiency, consistency, and quality\nPerform other job-related duties and training as assigned\nRequirements\nBachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, or related field) or equivalent experience\n9+ years of experience in systems, sustaining, test, or reliability engineering, with strong preference for In-Flight Connectivity, SATCOM, or avionics systems experience\n3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role guiding sustaining or engineering support activities\nAerospace background with a solid understanding of avionic 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