Systems Engineer at AvtechTyee

Come join a fun and dedicated team where you can make a real difference! AvtechTyee is committed to reducing our global environmental impact, supporting the health and safety of our employees, increasing the diversity of our workforce, and fostering mutually beneficial relationships within our community, all while developing and manufacturing some of the best and most reliable aerospace products in the industry….and we need your help!

AvtechTyee is searching for a Systems Engineer with project management experience and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to help position our company for continuous improvement, future growth, and improved social responsibility. Leadership skills would be a real plus!

AvtechTyee offers great benefits and a focus on career development. We’re backed by a corporation but with a small company feel. We have autonomy, close-knit teams, and a wide variety of products and processes that you can play with so you will never be bored. AvtechTyee believes that in-person interactions are necessary to support and drive innovation, productivity, cross-functional collaboration, effective communication, team cohesion, and employee engagement. Working on site at the facility is required.

The Systems Engineer is accountable for designing, implementing, and managing AvtechTyee’s network infrastructure. This position will oversee the continuous and secure operation, performance and evolution of the network and telecommunications infrastructure; and work to ensure projects and company initiatives are conducted according to enterprise information technology and security requirements and standards. This position will lead security-centric network design, establishing and enforcing technology standards and assisting with all levels of network administration, from innovating new technologies to operations support, while maintaining and improving security surrounding critical data and infrastructure.

In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For

• Leading the performance of day-to-day networking tasks to ensure network reliability, availability and serviceability, with minimal interruption.
• Monitoring enterprise-wide network systems performance and troubleshooting problem areas as needed; overseeing configuration and firmware/software process for enterprise-wide routers, switches, communications appliances and wide-area network to maintain consistent configuration.
• Providing support, responding to IT service desk tickets from the users, analyzing and resolving reported technical problems.
• Acting as a resource for the IT department, system vendors, business partners and other personnel, with problem identification and resolution, in all enterprise-wide network technologies.
• Leading network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including installation of hardware, software and integration testing, as well as coordinating these activities with other technology staff. Leading design and implementation projects involving next generation network technologies including communications convergence and virtualization solution delivery.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows and/or Linux servers across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Evaluating the network technology architecture and developing required presentations and documentation for all technical processes (installation, network topology, troubleshooting, system shutdown and start-up processes). Responsible for maintaining documentation drawings, designs for WAN, LAN and VPN architecture enterprise-wide.
• Leading in design engineering of enterprise-wide network systems to provide optimized applications and communications performance transport and high-availability across AvtechTyee’s network infrastructure.
• Evaluating business continuity plans and implementing the operational failover, including recovery testing, of enterprise-wide network systems, as required. Reviews recovery plans routinely and assists with the execution and appropriate remedial action to address any deficiencies.
• Designing, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving enterprise backup and recovery solutions and manage daily backup operations with regular test restores.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent
• Experience in a manufacturing environment highly preferred
• Minimum of four years’ computer systems programming and integration experience
• 3+ years of network design, administration and maintenance in a multi-site enterprise network with Cisco and Palo Alto networking technologies.
• In-depth experience with switches, load-balancers, firewalls, VPN and routers, routing protocols.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise wireless and cellular network technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Operating systems and VMware virtual infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Office 365 and MS Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices.
• Ability to create network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-171 and CMMC cybersecurity controls.
• Diverse knowledge of Network hardware, software and programming principles.
• Proficient in at least one high level language and knowledge of assembly language is desirable.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Dependable and flexible when necessary, available during after-hours for on-site support.
• Knowledge and experience in a professional business environment.
• Better than average written and spoken communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal relationship skills.
• Strong focus and attention to detail.
• Time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize and multi-task in a complex business environment.
• Requires a high degree of initiative, creative ability, independent judgment, programming and project management skills.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong focus on customer service.
• Ability to quickly master new business knowledge and technical skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position requires either a US Person (as defined in applicable export regulations) or a non-US person who is eligible to obtain required export authorization by DOH**
  
  

The target wage/salary range for this role may be within $90k - $140k, depending on education and experience.

Benefits Include

• 9/80 Work Schedule – every other Friday off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company-Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• HSA with potential company contribution, and/or FSA/DCFSA
• 401(k) with 3% match with no LOS requirement
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity/Critical Illness Coverage
• Auto/Home, Legal, Identify Theft, and Pet Insurance
• Allowance for Safety Glasses
• Allowance for Safety Shoes
• 10 Company-Paid Holidays
• Education Reimbursement up to $25k per year
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Referral Bonuses
• Quarterly lunches and other events
  
  

Since 1958 AvtechTyee has been a leader in the design, development, and manufacture of electronic systems and structural parts for the aerospace industry, with a focus in Communications, Power Lighting and Control, Electro-Mechanical, Switches and Connectors, Indicators, and Rods and Struts. AvtechTyee’ s products are flying onboard 42 aircraft types within the air transport, regional commuter, and business jet sectors, serving 450 customers in 49 countries of the world.

AvtechTyee is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act. AvtechTyee is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 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 because of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at 425-249-5290.