What are the responsibilities and job description for the HWIL Systems Architect - Flight Hardware Integration position at Penta Research?
Huntsville, AL
Full Time
Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance required.
Job Description & Position Responsibilities: Penta Research is seeking candidates to pioneer a cutting-edge hardware integration lab: Enable comprehensive, end-to-end testing of flight systems. Architect a dynamic testing environment: Integrate tactical hardware, sensor emulators, and physics simulators. Establish a robust HWIL platform: Ensure seamless validation of Units Under Test (UUT) in simulated mission scenarios.
The candidate will perform:
- Lab Architecture: Design and implement a comprehensive hardware integration lab for end-to-end testing.
- HWIL Implementation: Establish and manage Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing environments.
- System Integration: Integrate tactical hardware, sensor emulators, and physics simulators.
- Test Scenario Integration: Facilitate the integration of software simulations into hardware test scenarios.
- UUT Management: Configure the lab for various Units Under Test (UUT), including flight computers and auxiliary systems.
- Communication Protocol Management: Ensure seamless integration of communication protocols (e.g., SpaceWire, 1553, Ethernet, Fiber, SDLC).
- Hardware Device Management: Configure and utilize specialized hardware devices (e.g., Dell PowerEdge Servers, iHawk real-time computer systems, Spirent GNSS simulators).
- Collaboration: Work with software simulation teams to ensure hardware compatibility.
- Documentation: Draft detailed test plans, procedures, and reports.
Basic Qualifications:
- Degree: Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Proven experience in hardware integration and testing.
- Strong understanding of embedded systems and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing.
- Basic understanding of software simulation principles and integration.
- Knowledge of communication protocols and network systems.
- Ability to design and implement complex hardware test environments.
- Familiarity with server hardware, and real-time computing systems.
- Ability to draft design architectures, rack diagrams, and system layouts using tools like Visio or Drawio.
- Ability to manage customer expectations and adhere to project schedules.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience with flight computers and avionics systems.
- Familiarity with physics simulators and sensor emulators.
- Experience with GNSS and PNT devices.
- Experience with test equipment such as iHawk and Spirent.
- Experience with tactical hardware.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Travel Requirement:
- Position location: Huntsville, AL. No travel is anticipated for this position.
Keyword Search: (optional)
HWIL, Hardware Integration, Embedded Systems, RTOS, Flight Hardware, Avionics, GNSS, PNT, System Integration, Communication Protocols, Visio, Drawio.
