Lead Technical Engineer

Thank you for your interest in Korry Electronics:

Our company culture is focused around ownership, transparency, process improvement and trust & respect. We are looking for talented people (like you!) to lead our business to the next level while giving you the opportunity to develop your own career.

We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry since the beginning, creating the first lighted cockpit controls for the military and commercial aircraft industry. The Korry product team continues this tradition as it develops the crew station of the future, providing state-of-the-art switches, cockpit controls, high-performance displays, and night-vision filters. We are passionate about what we do. For more information, please visit .

Join the Korry team and find out why this is such a great place to spend your career!

What You Will Do:

In this role, you will be the technical lead for our electrical design team for both new design developments and sustaining, primarily focusing on hardware with a complementary understanding of software and firmware.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Lead critical design decisions, conduct trade studies, and translate customer requirements into actionable system and subsystem specifications.
2. Collaborate with customers, guiding the development of internal technical roadmaps to meet evolving customer needs and ensure Korry remains at the forefront of innovation. Develop and maintain relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partnering organizations for ongoing and new business product development.
3. Responsible for supporting a team of system, hardware, and software engineers in the development of avionics products while also supporting the servicing of already fielded products.
4. Significantly contributes to end-to-end product development, spanning all aspects of the product life cycle: from product concept inception strategy, requirements validation, product development, design, testing, certification, product delivery and to post-delivery support.
5. Establish a culture of proactive cross-functional technical oversight, risk management and rapid issue resolution.
6. Serve as technical authority on applicable product and engineering boards.
7. Provides oversight over Engineering execution within the program, having decision authority over Engineering activities.
8. Supports technical discussions at every level internally and externally.
9. Validate overall budget and schedule for program Engineering tasks, working closely with the engineering discipline organizations to review program execution.
10. Supports the creation of executable Estimates at Completion (EAC) for the program in collaboration with the responsible Engineering leaders.
11. Oversee and manage engineering Risks and Opportunities across the programs, leveraging the enterprise to mitigate key risks and capture opportunities.
12. Supports technical reviews engineering management of suppliers in accordance with subcontractor statement of work, requirements specifications, and engineering processes.
13. Responsible for the design artifacts supporting the Certification dossier.
14. Some travel will be required.

Preferred Education & Experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering field or equivalent experience.
2. 10+ years of relevant experience in system engineering, hardware design, and technical leadership roles for avionics, or related products in the defense, commercial or related industries.
3. Proven expertise in system architecture design, with a strong emphasis on combined hardware/software systems and systems integration.
4. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive decisions on complex technical issues and system trades.
5. Ability to perform system analysis to ensure subsystem specifications, when all tied together, meet product requirements.
6. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
7. Experience with SAE ARP4256, ARP 4754, RTCA DO-178 and DO-254.
8. Optical design experience is a plus.
9. Experience with DO-160 and MIL-STD-704/461 is a plus.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Excellent team player.
2. Knowledge of process-heavy design environment.
3. Excellent root cause analysis and problem solving skills.
4. Digital and analog circuit design and analysis skills.
5. Ability to prioritize work in a fast paced, high product mix environment.
6. Thorough understanding of formal configuration management.
7. Knowledge of product life cycle flow management.
8. Excellent oral and written communication.

Salary Range:

Please note the typical hiring range is $140,000 - $190,000 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.

Where We Work:

Our headquarters, a 216,000 square foot facility, is located in Everett, Washington. Everett is a great place to live and work; just 30 miles north of Seattle. This thriving community is an aerospace hub! The city, and nearby cities of Mukilteo and Snohomish, offer excellent public schools, fabulous parks, beaches, and safe streets. You can dip your toes in salt water and ski down a mountain all in the same day. Nature is truly right outside your door.

Benefits Package Details for Regular Full-time Employees:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) matching
• 12 paid holidays (including a holiday shutdown week)
• Minimum of three weeks paid time off plus one week paid sick time to start
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Short term and long term disability
• Life insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Long-term care plan options
• Prescription safety shoe & glasses benefit
• Vanpool subsidy
• Recognition awards
• Employee referral bonuses
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.

Korry Electronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, medical condition, national origin, marital status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, genetic information, or military and veteran status.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our application process as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at 425-297-9700.

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