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Senior System Engineer

Full-time

HCLTech

Full -time role only - Only US Citizens are required based on client requirement

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated Senior Technical Lead - CAN, Embedded Systems, C++ Only US Citizens are required based on client requirement

Full time role) to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Key Responsibilities

Must have Skills - DO178, SPI, CAN, ARINCc, C/C++

• Work effectively with all functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets. Build quality and manufacturability into designs. Ensure compliance with company and regulatory guidelines to support a safe operating environment.

• Support continuous process improvement activities, including Kaizen and 5S practices, to maintain an organized and efficient work environment and encourage personal development.

• Demonstrate proficiency in verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, and other communications across the organization.

• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements to support product development, sustaining engineering, and R&D.

• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to meet project schedules and budgets.

• Apply experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Produce thorough and accurate design and development work of appropriate complexity that meets specifications for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability.

• Utilize effective problem-solving processes, documentation, tools, and analyses to quickly identify root causes and corrective actions for technical challenges during product development and sustaining activities.

• Generate and review product development documentation, including proposals, technical reports, procedures, and correspondence required for customer and program needs.

• Work independently and demonstrate strong self-motivation while collaborating effectively within cross‑functional teams (engineering, operations, quality, business).

• Support IPT activities in collaboration with technical, operations, quality, and business teams.

• Contribute to Systems Engineering activities (architecture and components), including initial research, architecture definition, requirements definition, validation, system verification, and requirements flow-down.

• Lead system development activities following industry-recognized processes (e.g., ARP4754).

• Lead the development of System Safety analyses such as reliability predictions, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Common Mode Analysis, and Single Event Upset analysis (ARP4761).

• Participate in certification compliance activities for essential and critical-level control systems in aircraft applications.

• Perform any other tasks assigned by supervisor or management.

Key Responsibilities

• Work effectively with all functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets. Build quality and manufacturability into designs. Ensure compliance with company and regulatory guidelines to support a safe operating environment.

• Support continuous process improvement activities, including Kaizen and 5S practices, to maintain an organized and efficient work environment and encourage personal development.

• Demonstrate proficiency in verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, and other communications across the organization.

• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements to support product development, sustaining engineering, and R&D.

• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to meet project schedules and budgets.

• Apply experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Produce thorough and accurate design and development work of appropriate complexity that meets specifications for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability.

• Utilize effective problem-solving processes, documentation, tools, and analyses to quickly identify root causes and corrective actions for technical challenges during product development and sustaining activities.

• Generate and review product development documentation, including proposals, technical reports, procedures, and correspondence required for customer and program needs.

• Work independently and demonstrate strong self-motivation while collaborating effectively within cross‑functional teams (engineering, operations, quality, business).

• Support IPT activities in collaboration with technical, operations, quality, and business teams.

• Contribute to Systems Engineering activities (architecture and components), including initial research, architecture definition, requirements definition, validation, system verification, and requirements flow-down.

• Lead system development activities following industry-recognized processes (e.g., ARP4754).

• Lead the development of System Safety analyses such as reliability predictions, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Common Mode Analysis, and Single Event Upset analysis (ARP4761).

• Participate in certification compliance activities for essential and critical-level control systems in aircraft applications.

• Perform any other tasks assigned by supervisor or management.

Skill Requirements

Experience with system development following recognized industry processes (e.g., ARP4754).

• Familiarity with DO178, DO254, and DO160.

• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles, including interpreting and writing requirements, system architectures, and system designs.

• Knowledge of requirements management, validation, and verification.

• Familiarity with multiphysics modeling and simulation (e.g., Simulink).

• Familiarity with circuit analysis and power supply topologies.

• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle.

Must Have Skill

C++,Controller Area Network (CAN),Embedded Systems

Good to Have Skill

ARP 4754 / ARP 4761,DO 178C

Other Requirements

Working knowledge of requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS) is highly desirable

Pay Range Minimum: 78000

Pay Range Maximum: 148000

HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to View email address on click.appcast.io for investigation.

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.

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