Your mission
Key Responsibilities
* Define and maintain the top-level aircraft system architecture, ensuring cohesive integration of all subsystems.
* Perform functional decomposition of aircraft systems including avionics, propulsion, guidance & control, and payload integration.
* Develop and manage top-level system requirements with full traceability to subsystems and mission objectives.
* Provide oversight of Verification & Validation planning and execution, ensuring system-level requirements are verified and validated according to industry standards.
* Lead interface management between mechanical, avionics, software, and payload subsystems.
* Ensure regulatory compliance for UAV platforms, including SC Light UAS and other applicable standards.
* Collaborate with design, manufacturing, testing, and operations teams to ensure compliance requirements across the UAV development lifecycle.
* Guide and mentor junior system engineers, fostering a strong systems engineering culture.
* Maintain and update system engineering artifacts, including architecture models, interface control documents, requirement specifications, and design rationale.
* Participate in risk assessment, safety analysis, and airworthiness activities, ensuring robust and compliant system design.
Competencies & Duties
* Working independently and responsibly. Perform tasks as described above.
* Compliance according to ANAVIA’ employment contract, compliance with company’ safety instructions and employee’ safety requirements, compliance with employers’ quality manual, work instructions and corresponding process specifications and instructions.
* International travel requires up to 25% of employee’ working hours.
Your profile
Qualifications
* Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Systems, or Mechanical Engineering.
* Experience: 10+ years of experience in aerospace or UAV systems engineering, with strong exposure to system architecture, requirements management, and V&V. Proven track record in leading system engineering teams and defining aircraft system architecture.
* Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, including SC Light UAS and CS-27. Experience in requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or equivalent). Familiarity with systems engineering standards (INCOSE, ISO 15288, ARP4754A).
* Skills: Strong knowledge of Verification & Validation planning, testing, and integration.
* High analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. Ability to balance technical rigor with practical engineering constraints.
* Communication: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to interact effectively with cross-functional teams and regulators.
* Language: Proficiency in English (oral and written). German desirable.
* Eligibility: Swiss or EU citizens only.
* Location: On-site in Näfels | Bilten, Switzerland.
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