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🥝 Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer

AeroVironment | Huntsville, United States | Posted June 17, 2026

Job Description

**Worker Type**

Regular

**Job Description**

The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Lead will be responsible for the architecture, development, integration, and deployment of NGCM HWIL systems supporting Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), avionics, and missile subsystem validation. This role owns the full lifecycle of HWIL system development from requirements definition through integration, test, and customer deployment.
This individual will lead a small multidisciplinary team and serve as the technical interface between GNC, systems engineering, propulsion, and program management.

Key Responsibilities:

HWIL Architecture & System Design
· Define HWIL system architecture for NGCM baseline and future variants
· Draft hardware and software requirements for HWIL drawers and subsystems
· Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Functional Block Diagrams (FBDs), Wiring Diagrams (WDs), and Test Procedures
· Ensure configura...

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