{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bdda512fda9b9740b4b52bb4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bdda512fda9b9740b4b52bb4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bdda512fda9b9740b4b52bb4","title":"Systems Engineer 3","description":"Overview:\nWhy United Rotorcraft? Based in Englewood, Colorado , United Rotorcraft designs and modifies mission-critical aircraft supporting military, air medical, firefighting, law enforcement, and other specialized operations.\nAs a Systems Engineer 3 , you'll help define and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, technical risks, and safety documentation for complex aircraft modification programs. You'll collaborate across engineering teams to ensure requirements are captured, allocated, and successfully carried through the entire program lifecycle.\nPay Salary Range: $114,000 – $142,000 annually\nActual compensation is based on relevant experience, education, technical expertise, certifications, and overall qualifications. This position is also eligible for Air Methods' comprehensive employee benefits package.\nResponsibilities:\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Sales and Business Development Team to define, manage, and provide technical leadership to commercial or military projects within the Engineering Department to assure technical project compliance with budget, schedule and performance by leading airframe, subsystem, and component level requirement capture, memorialization, and management processes and tools across mechanical and electrical engineering teams, utilizing a \"right-size\" approach to ensure efficiency across a wide range of project / program complexity and applications.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Interface with customers during project / program initiation to architect subsystems and components.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Define, memorialize, and manage system and subsystem interface control documents and requirements in SysML software platform.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Project Engineering to facilitate project System Requirements Reviews (SRR) (Feasibility/ Conceptual) to ensure alignment between customer aircraft/ system and internal subsystems. Ensure complete and accurate project specifications throughout project lifecycle.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Develops technical quotes to support Engineering Support Requests (ESR) and project requirements.\nDuring the NPI Plan Phase: Lead requirement decomposition, including all aspects of 14 CFR and external customer requirements and facilitate decomposition to component and functional levels for both electrical and mechanical subsystems with subsystem Project Engineers, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Certification Engineering teams.\nDuring the NPI Plan Phase: Review compliance methodology and verification plans to ensure proper artifact generation.\nDuring the NPI Plan Phase: Review risk assessment and requirement prioritization and lead project risk management and including SHA, SSA, FMEA, and FMECA as needed.\nDuring the NPI Execute Phase: Support Project Engineering in maintaining projects within budget and schedule milestones by means of strict compliance to documented requirements and impacting any and all change requests. Aid in providing quotes to Project Manager and Marketing as requested by Engineering leadership.\nDuring the NPI Execute Phase: Identifies project any/ all specialized staffing and/ or technical requirements by coordinating with engineering and certification leaders and ODA team to help determine project man-loading and technical requirements and synergize associated inputs. Request allocation of technical resources from Engineering Manager\nDuring the NPI Certify Phase: Verifies efficacy of engineering team methods of compliance, e.g., substantiations, analysis, and/or design of tests, and oversees and documents testing activities and outcomes. Assists with ODA and Manufacturing testing, as required. Interface with all areas affected by the project including, but not limited to, outside suppliers, test houses (including development of testing SOWs), end users, management, and end customers. Follows up and coordinates with Certification and ODA efforts and tasks to ensure a timely closure of STC projects.\nOther Duties as assigned.\n*Additional Job Requirements *\nRegular attendance and role dependability is expected\nMust be willing to work overtime as required.\nIndicate the percentage of time spent traveling > 5%\nSubject to applicable laws and Air Method's policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods' employment practices and policies.\nSupervisory Responsibilities\nThis is a mid-senior engineering role; this role is responsible for serving as a team technical leader. This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities such as hiring, firing, and compensation plan development but will be expected to lead technical outcomes by successful influence.\nQualifications:\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience, and abilities require to be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the essential functions of the position.\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor's degree (B.S.) in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems or related engineering field from four-year college or university; and 7-10 years' related industry experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nComprehensive experience working in a high aptitude engineering environment.\nProfessional Engineer and/or Master's degree (M.S.) in Electrical, Systems, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Engineering Management or related engineering field preferred\nDemonstrated experience leading successful programs by creating a requirements-based culture utilizing system engineering tools and best practices.\nExperience decomposing customer / marketing requirements into multidisciplinary engineering requirements Analysis, design and development experience in aviation field preferred\nExtensive experience working within a phase gate product design process, including:\nDemonstrated Success with new clean sheet product to production programs, including Validation & verification for regulated industries.\nExperience with Safety Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes Effects Analysis, and associated standards: MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1629A, IEC-60812, AS13004\nFamiliarity with reliability analysis (MTBF), planning and testing.\nExperience working within multiple industry standards, such as (representative/ non-exhaustive):\nDO-160/ 254/ 178C\nIEEE 15288, 27465, 42010, Std 828\nANSI/ AIAA G-043 | ANSI/ EIA 632/ 649B | ANSI/ GEIA-STD-0009\nINCOSE systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Process & Activities, 4th ed.\nISO 9001:AS9100:C, 13407, 13485, 26262, 31000, 31010, Guide 73, IEC Guide 51, IEC Guide TR 19760\nNASA Systems Engineering Handbook\nSAE ARP 4754\nSE VOCAB 2010/2013\nDelivery of difficult programs on-schedule / budget\nSkills\nStrong business acumen with the ability to understand business situations, strategies, theory, processes, management, budgeting and operations\nAbility to multi-task efficiently, works in a fast paced environment on multiple projects, and has a strong attention for detail\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to be a team player with a professional attitude\nStrong interpersonal skills and a high degree of collaboration at all levels\nComputer Skills\nExperience with CAD software (Solid works /Auto Cad preferred)\nProficient with Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook\nProficient with SysML software (Eclipse with Papyrus SysML, Siemens Polarion, other)\nCertificates, Licenses, Registrations\nRequired – INCOSE Certified or Expert Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP or ESEP)\nPreferred – Professional Engineer\nMinimum pay:\nUSD $114,000.00/Yr.\nMaximum Pay:\nUSD $142,000.00/Yr.\nBenefits:\nFor more information on our industry-leading benefits, please visit our benefits page [here](","company":"Air Methods","rawCompany":"air methods","city":"Centennial","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T03:39:15.047Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"336411","title":"Aircraft Manufacturing","slug":"aircraft-manufacturing"},{"code":"336413","title":"Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"other-aircraft-parts-and-auxiliary-equipment-manufacturing"},{"code":"334511","title":"Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing","slug":"search-detection-navigation-guidance-aeronautical-and-nautical-system-and-instrument-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Systems Engineer 3","description":"Overview:\nWhy United Rotorcraft? 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This position is also eligible for Air Methods' comprehensive employee benefits package.\nResponsibilities:\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Sales and Business Development Team to define, manage, and provide technical leadership to commercial or military projects within the Engineering Department to assure technical project compliance with budget, schedule and performance by leading airframe, subsystem, and component level requirement capture, memorialization, and management processes and tools across mechanical and electrical engineering teams, utilizing a \"right-size\" approach to ensure efficiency across a wide range of project / program complexity and applications.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Interface with customers during project / program initiation to architect subsystems and components.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Define, memorialize, and manage system and subsystem interface control documents and requirements in SysML software platform.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Collaborate with Project Engineering to facilitate project System Requirements Reviews (SRR) (Feasibility/ Conceptual) to ensure alignment between customer aircraft/ system and internal subsystems. Ensure complete and accurate project specifications throughout project lifecycle.\nDuring the NPI Propose Phase: Develops technical quotes to support Engineering Support Requests (ESR) and project requirements.\nDuring the NPI Plan Phase: Lead requirement decomposition, including all aspects of 14 CFR and external customer requirements and facilitate decomposition to component and functional levels for both electrical and mechanical subsystems with subsystem Project Engineers, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Certification Engineering teams.\nDuring the NPI Plan Phase: Review compliance methodology and verification plans to ensure proper artifact generation.\nDuring the NPI Plan Phase: Review risk assessment and requirement prioritization and lead project risk management and including SHA, SSA, FMEA, and FMECA as needed.\nDuring the NPI Execute Phase: Support Project Engineering in maintaining projects within budget and schedule milestones by means of strict compliance to documented requirements and impacting any and all change requests. Aid in providing quotes to Project Manager and Marketing as requested by Engineering leadership.\nDuring the NPI Execute Phase: Identifies project any/ all specialized staffing and/ or technical requirements by coordinating with engineering and certification leaders and ODA team to help determine project man-loading and technical requirements and synergize associated inputs. Request allocation of technical resources from Engineering Manager\nDuring the NPI Certify Phase: Verifies efficacy of engineering team methods of compliance, e.g., substantiations, analysis, and/or design of tests, and oversees and documents testing activities and outcomes. Assists with ODA and Manufacturing testing, as required. Interface with all areas affected by the project including, but not limited to, outside suppliers, test houses (including development of testing SOWs), end users, management, and end customers. Follows up and coordinates with Certification and ODA efforts and tasks to ensure a timely closure of STC projects.\nOther Duties as assigned.\n*Additional Job Requirements *\nRegular attendance and role dependability is expected\nMust be willing to work overtime as required.\nIndicate the percentage of time spent traveling > 5%\nSubject to applicable laws and Air Method's policies, regular attendance is an essential function of the position. All employees must follow Air Methods' employment practices and policies.\nSupervisory Responsibilities\nThis is a mid-senior engineering role; this role is responsible for serving as a team technical leader. 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In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the essential functions of the position.\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor's degree (B.S.) in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems or related engineering field from four-year college or university; and 7-10 years' related industry experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nComprehensive experience working in a high aptitude engineering environment.\nProfessional Engineer and/or Master's degree (M.S.) in Electrical, Systems, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Engineering Management or related engineering field preferred\nDemonstrated experience leading successful programs by creating a requirements-based culture utilizing system engineering tools and best practices.\nExperience decomposing customer / marketing requirements into multidisciplinary engineering requirements Analysis, design and development experience in aviation field preferred\nExtensive experience working within a phase gate product design process, including:\nDemonstrated Success with new clean sheet product to production programs, including Validation & verification for regulated industries.\nExperience with Safety Hazard Analysis, Failure Modes Effects Analysis, and associated standards: MIL-STD-882E, MIL-STD-1629A, IEC-60812, AS13004\nFamiliarity with reliability analysis (MTBF), planning and testing.\nExperience working within multiple industry standards, such as (representative/ non-exhaustive):\nDO-160/ 254/ 178C\nIEEE 15288, 27465, 42010, Std 828\nANSI/ AIAA G-043 | ANSI/ EIA 632/ 649B | ANSI/ GEIA-STD-0009\nINCOSE systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Process & Activities, 4th ed.\nISO 9001:AS9100:C, 13407, 13485, 26262, 31000, 31010, Guide 73, IEC Guide 51, IEC Guide TR 19760\nNASA Systems Engineering Handbook\nSAE ARP 4754\nSE VOCAB 2010/2013\nDelivery of difficult programs on-schedule / budget\nSkills\nStrong business acumen with the ability to understand business situations, strategies, theory, processes, management, budgeting and operations\nAbility to multi-task efficiently, works in a fast paced environment on multiple projects, and has a strong attention for detail\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nAbility to be a team player with a professional attitude\nStrong interpersonal skills and a high degree of collaboration at all levels\nComputer Skills\nExperience with CAD software (Solid works /Auto Cad preferred)\nProficient with Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook\nProficient with SysML software (Eclipse with Papyrus SysML, Siemens Polarion, other)\nCertificates, Licenses, Registrations\nRequired – INCOSE Certified or Expert Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP or ESEP)\nPreferred – Professional Engineer\nMinimum pay:\nUSD $114,000.00/Yr.\nMaximum Pay:\nUSD $142,000.00/Yr.\nBenefits:\nFor more information on our industry-leading benefits, please visit our benefits page [here](","datePosted":"2026-10-04T03:39:15.047Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T03:39:15.047Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Air Methods","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Centennial","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"bdda512fda9b9740b4b52bb4"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bdda512fda9b9740b4b52bb4"}}