Sierra Nevada Corporation

Systems Engineer

• leading the design, development, and integration of complex systems
• ensuring they meet both technical and business requirements
• providing technical leadership
• mentoring junior engineers
• driving innovation in system engineering practices

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Executive Assistant

• Provide dynamic, proactive administrative support to leaders at the Sr. Vice President level and above.
• Manage daily operations of administrative support teams.
• Act as the point of contact between the executive and both internal and external customers.
• Accurately maintain calendar details and manage scheduling.
• Coordinate meetings and appointments for the executive, provide timely reminders, and ensure stakeholder awareness.
• Compile executive communications and presentations, and liaise with key stakeholders in various departments.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel including visa and passport requirements.
• Support large events, tradeshows, and galas.
• Maintain and manage complex calendars, meeting, and travel schedules for C-Suite and/or Executive Vice Presidents and/or Senior Vice Presidents.
• Review and edit internal department communications, reports, and presentations.
• Act as a liaison between executives and staff stakeholders.
• Assist in the planning and execution of internal department events and teambuilding.
• Support onboarding and training for senior team members.
• Manage office operations related to executive teams, including vendor management and purchase requests.
• Support budget tracking and financial documentation for the executive office.

Data Scientist

• Lead SNC’s enterprise business integrated AI and Business Intelligence initiatives by designing and deploying scalable, ontology-driven solutions
• Drive digital transformation through advanced analytics, semantic data modeling, and integration of cutting-edge tools
• Own and optimize BI and AI platforms (e.g., Palantir Foundry, Azure AI Foundry) to enable scalable, production-ready solutions
• Build and maintain semantic models to unify data across systems, supporting interoperability and advanced analytics
• Implement and manage data ecosystems using Microsoft Fabric, Foundry, OpenPDM, and Neo4J for graph-based knowledge representation
• Drive enterprise-wide BI initiatives, enabling actionable insights and data-driven decision-making
• Promote BI versus AI literacy and innovation through programs and internal enablement using the right expertise within SNC and external partners

Data Science Manager II

Field Engineer

• Perform a variety of maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations
• Responsible for installing, operating, maintaining, repairing, and modifying products and updating and tracking the status of all field related equipment
• Build and maintain effective relationships with customers and provide onsite training

Field Service Technician III

Mechanical Engineer

• Get your hands on actual projects and at the same time, prepare for a truly awesome career in aerospace and defense
• Co-ops have the unique experience of getting both mentoring and coaching while working side by side with recognized industry experts on real-world assignments directly related to their field of study
• You'll ask questions, get involved, bring your ideas, be part of an actual project team, attend planning meetings, complete assignments as tasked by your team, absorb and learn from your team and apply that learning to projects assigned
• You'll have the opportunity to learn fundamental business processes and procedures, build your technical foundation through practice and mentorship, and participate in an in-depth program built by our University Recruiting team, that includes cross-functional workshops and meeting with leadership to gain understanding of the business and our culture

Mechanical Engineer Co-Op, Summer 2025

Engineer

• research, design, develop, test, certify, deploy and support cutting edge products & services
• develop complex aerodynamic components, structures, and systems
• design and development, analysis, and test of new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle

Senior Mass Properties Engineer

Hardware Engineer

• Implement advanced firmware designs (FPGA, SoCs, SOMs)
• Test and verification of FPGA/SoC firmware designs through simulations and during hardware/software integration
• Create detailed firmware design documentation and prepare for and conduct internal and external design reviews
• Initiate problem-solving for new and existing product designs, addressing and resolving difficult design issues on challenging projects
• Quick prototype solutions for complex and risky design elements
• Understand, plan, and execute technical activities in accordance with SNC policies, procedures, and specific customer requirements, while ensuring engineering design and development activities meet customer quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Develop specifications, control documents, verification and validation plans, procedures, reports, and other documentation to support design and development activities.
• Maintains logs and manuals to document integration and testing
• Responsible for tracking firmware tasks within the Integrated Master Schedule and provide regular updates to the Project Engineer
• Responsible for the design and development of units from concept through qualification testing

Firmware Engineer III – Field Programmable Gate Array, Hardware Design

• Lead EWIS Design and Development: Take ownership of all aspects of EWIS design and development, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.
• 3D Harness Routing & Installation Design: Create and optimize 3D harness assemblies, routing, and installations using CATIA. Apply Model-Based Design (MBD) principles to improve the accuracy and efficiency of EWIS design processes.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to identify and resolve system interferences and ensure seamless integration of electrical systems.
• EWIS Component Selection: Select and validate components that meet stringent performance and regulatory requirements.
• Provide expert guidance on FAA EWIS regulations and ensure all designs are compliant with 14 CFR, Part 25, Subpart H.
• Proactively identify and implement improvements to design tools, workflows, and processes.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.

Senior Electrical/Mechanical Engineer – Electrical Wiring and Interconnection Systems

Cloud Engineer

• Maintain and optimize Azure infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.
• Maintain Azure Entra for identity and access management to secure cloud resources.
• Perform regular system audits and performance tuning to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis to continuously improve system resilience.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts to streamline operations and reduce manual intervention.

Cloud Engineer III

• Responsible for elicitation and cultivation of business needs to translate into detailed requirements documentation to include but not limited to validating completeness and accuracy, managing traceability to downstream artifacts such as user stories, architecture artifacts, and/or project implementation plans to support deliverable deadlines.
• Document and model business application data to ensure accuracy, quality, and completeness to help identify opportunities for ETL enhancements while supporting long-term integration strategies.
• Partner with program managers to coordinate and provide input for specific gate entrance and exit criteria throughout the project lifecycle.
• Interface with business and functional areas to identify project deliverables in alignment with project scope, coordinate resources, and oversee the development lifecycle across all project phases.
• Support the development and documentation of system test plans to ensure alignment with project objectives, contribute to training documentation buildout, and end user acceptance signoff.

Business Systems Analyst III

Data Engineer

• Collaborate with stakeholders, business systems analysts, and other project team members to understand their functional and non-functional data requirements and design data models that meet those needs.
• Develop and maintain data dictionaries, data lineage, and other metadata artifacts to ensure that data is well-governed, accurate and supports authoritative data sourcing.
• Document and model existing ETL processes to provide insight into current data integrations, areas of opportunity to consolidate or streamline, and/or removing redundancies.
• Support and help define the data strategy and cleansing activities for AI initiatives.
• Design, build, and maintain RPAs for data ingestion that are scalable and efficient to bolster accuracy in QA and system testing.
• Partner with program management office and business systems analysts to support the elicitation and cultivation of business needs to translate into detailed requirements documentation; focus will be on the data aspects of the needs to support successful delivery of projects including managing the transition to sustainment.

Data Engineer III

Electrical Engineer

• Act as the SAOC program primary point-of-contact for tool and process-related inquiries, providing guidance as needed.
• Establish, document, and maintain engineering processes on the SAOC program, including: Template creation and management, Standards for drawings, modeling, and documentation, Workflow optimization for mechanical, electrical, structural, and liaison engineering disciplines.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for discipline-specific workflows, tools, and processes, incorporating feedback from IPTs.
• Ensure tools, workflows, and processes are aligned with SNC and industry best practices while tailoring to meet SAOC specific requirements.
• Lead the implementation of current and future tools, leveraging Model-Based Definition (MBD) and digital engineering methodologies.
• Monitor the effectiveness of tools and processes, making adjustments as necessary to improve program efficiency and effectiveness.
• Document and communicate process improvements to relevant stakeholders, providing training to ensure smooth adoption and consistent application.
• Oversee system-level interface definitions and resolve cross-disciplinary integration conflicts.
• Support trade studies and optimizations to align with program requirements and objectives.
• Facilitate integration activities to ensure alignment with SAOC IPTs and Subsystem requirements.
• Conduct regular meetings with SAOC IPTs to drive collaboration and ensure alignment on priorities and objectives.
• Mentor engineers to improve technical capabilities and ensure adherence to established processes and standards.

Senior Electrical Engineering Lead

• Oversee and drive excellence across the SAOC program and its IPTs
• Act as the SAOC program primary point-of-contact for tool and process-related inquiries
• Establish, document, and maintain engineering processes on the SAOC program
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for discipline-specific workflows, tools, and processes
• Ensure tools, workflows, and processes are aligned with SNC and industry best practices
• Lead the implementation of current and future tools, leveraging Model-Based Definition (MBD) and digital engineering methodologies
• Monitor the effectiveness of tools and processes
• Document and communicate process improvements to relevant stakeholders
• Oversee system-level interface definitions and resolve cross-disciplinary integration conflicts
• Conduct regular meetings with SAOC IPTs to drive collaboration
• Mentor engineers to improve technical capabilities and ensure adherence to established processes and standards

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Discipline Lead

• Provide technical support to SNC customers in order to give quick problem assessment and corrections for field units
• Responsible for documenting all customer interactions and must implement and/or support implementation for hardware, software, or training issue changes according to approved SNC instructions
• Punctuality to work each day and prepared to work scheduled hours
• Other duties as assigned
• Travel to remote locations worldwide with relatively short notice
• Perform assigned maintenance task with minimal to no supervisory guidance/oversight
• Follow guidance of shift lead supervisor for daily taskings/expectorations/priorities

Field Service Technician IV – Deployable

• Get involved, bring your ideas, be part of an actual project team
• Attend planning meetings and complete assignments as tasked by your team
• Absorb and learn from your team and apply that learning to projects assigned
• Learn fundamental business processes and procedures
• Build your technical foundation through practice and mentorship
• Participate in cross-functional workshops and meetings with leadership to gain understanding of the business and SNC culture