Jobs at Fairwinds Technologies

Supports integrated product support and lifecycle sustainment for deployable SATCOM systems. Responsibilities include provisioning, inventory and repair management, supply coordination, logistics documentation, shipment records, supplier monitoring, obsolescence management, supportability analyses, readiness reporting, and maintenance of product support data. Coordinates with engineering, program management, supply chain, quality, and customer teams across deployment, sustainment, acceptance, and transition activities.

Integrates, tests, validates, and troubleshoots LTE and 5G Layer 1 and Layer 2 systems, SDR platforms, OpenAirInterface, Open RAN, RF equipment, and advanced waveforms. Builds and maintains wireless communications laboratories, executes performance and interoperability testing, develops automation, analyzes results, and resolves hardware, software, networking, RF, and integration issues. Supports demonstrations, field exercises, technology evaluations, and customer engagements in hybrid laboratory and operational environments.

Provides technical leadership for cybersecurity engineering on AWACS aircraft and ground-system modernization programs. Responsibilities include secure network and communications architecture, RMF compliance, ATO/IATT and POA&M development, cyber risk assessments, avionics and mission-system integration, TEMPEST compliance, security requirements, and design reviews. The role supervises personnel and collaborates with systems, software, avionics, and test engineering teams. Active Secret clearance and significant military aviation cybersecurity experience are required, with 25–35% domestic and international travel.

Design, implement, simulate, verify, and debug FPGA-based signal-processing and high-speed data-movement architectures for RF and communications systems. Develop RTL using Verilog and VHDL on Xilinx RFSoC, MPSoC, and Versal platforms; integrate DSP algorithms, data converters, embedded processors, and high-speed interfaces. Perform timing closure, hardware bring-up, validation, documentation, and system integration while supporting DoD and mission-critical projects.

Leads the Products and Technical Services Division with full P&L accountability, overseeing product commercialization, government technical services, growth, sales, portfolio strategy, operational scaling, talent, and customer outcomes. The executive will build an operating system, transition defense technologies from development to repeatable market offerings, align funded government work with product roadmaps, and pursue growth from break-even to $300 million in annual sales within five years.

Manages configuration baselines, change control, audits, documentation, requirements traceability, and configuration records for a multinational SATCOM acquisition, deployment, and sustainment program. Develops Configuration Management Plans, administers engineering changes, maintains hardware, software, firmware, BOM, and technical data baselines, and supports technical reviews, customer audits, acceptance activities, and integrated logistics sustainment.

Designs and integrates tactical networked communications solutions involving SATCOM, terrestrial wireless, SD-WAN, and open system interfaces. Supports rapid prototyping, systems engineering, cybersecurity infrastructure, and customer-focused troubleshooting. Develops technical designs and white papers, monitors emerging technologies, collaborates with engineering teams and customers, and briefs senior leadership on complex technical matters. The role requires a Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, technical certifications, and 25–30% travel.

Supports verification of wireless, RF, embedded, mixed-signal, and network products by developing test plans, configuring laboratory equipment, executing tests, automating workflows, analyzing data, troubleshooting failures, and documenting results. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams on product development, integration, qualification, demonstrations, acceptance, and field-support activities.

Develop, integrate, debug, and maintain embedded software on Linux platforms using C, C++, and Python. Support processor and board bring-up, device control, networking, hardware interfaces, automated testing, documentation, laboratory and field testing, and customer demonstrations. Collaborate with software, hardware, RF, FPGA, DSP, systems, and test engineers across xG and mixed-signal product development.

Develops and maintains reliability, availability, maintainability, and supportability models for deployable SATCOM systems. Performs reliability predictions, FMECA, reliability block diagrams, maintainability and availability analyses, testability assessments, LORA, maintenance analyses, and sustainment planning. Supports product support documentation, failure investigations, technical reviews, customer reporting, and collaboration across systems engineering, logistics, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams.

Supports lifecycle provisioning and sustainment planning for deployable SATCOM systems. Develops spare parts, consumables, tools, support equipment, and provisioning lists; performs logistics, repair, reliability, inventory, and lifecycle analyses; manages provisioning databases, bills of material, and logistics documentation; monitors obsolescence and replenishment risks; and coordinates sustainment activities across engineering, logistics, supply chain, configuration management, and customer teams.

Develops and maintains technical curricula and courseware for military aviation, avionics, communications, mission computing, and ground support systems. Creates instructor-led, hands-on, and blended training for aircrew, maintenance, software support, and operational personnel. Translates engineering and technical documentation into learning materials, manages training implementation plans, coordinates stakeholders, supports technical order reviews, delivers instruction, evaluates effectiveness, and improves training readiness.

Supports reliability, maintainability, availability, and testability for mission-critical airborne communications and avionics systems. Performs reliability predictions, FMECA, MTBF analysis, root cause investigations, reliability growth assessments, maintainability evaluations, and lifecycle sustainment planning. The role supports aircraft modification, integration, qualification, flight testing, system safety, supplier assessments, corrective actions, and reliability dashboards while coordinating with engineering, logistics, safety, software, testing, and configuration management teams.

Lead cybersecurity across the lifecycle of military aircraft, avionics, mission, communications, and ground systems. Manage DoD RMF, ATO, IATT, security documentation, vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, compliance reviews, and mitigation strategies. Integrate cybersecurity requirements into system architectures, support TEMPEST and Program Protection activities, assess critical components and supply-chain risks, and participate in laboratory, ground, and flight testing. Coordinate with engineering teams and support audits, configuration management, and cybersecurity impact assessments.

Supports multidisciplinary systems engineering across RF and wireless communications products. Responsibilities include requirements management, architecture and interface definition, traceability, system integration, verification and validation, test planning, troubleshooting, risk and configuration management, technical documentation, demonstrations, and field support. The role collaborates with RF, networking, DSP, FPGA, software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and test engineers.

Develop and optimize embedded Linux software for Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ platforms using PetaLinux. Responsibilities include BSP and kernel configuration, device-driver development, FPGA/software integration, hardware bring-up, board validation, performance tuning, diagnostics, and system testing. The engineer collaborates with FPGA, DSP, RF, and hardware teams on mission-critical military communications systems, supports lab and field integration, and produces technical documentation. Travel of 25–30% may be required.

Leads integrated logistics support and lifecycle sustainment for a military aircraft avionics modernization program. Responsibilities include logistics planning, supportability analysis, provisioning, maintenance concepts, technical publications, training, supply chain strategy, spares planning, supplier coordination, and retrofit readiness. The manager interfaces with government customers, program offices, OEMs, engineering teams, and subcontractors while managing logistics teams, compliance, risks, schedules, and sustainment readiness metrics.

Develops, edits, publishes, and manages technical, engineering, logistics, cybersecurity, training, and sustainment documentation for a NATO SATCOM modernization program. Responsibilities include creating manuals and IETPs, managing formal contract deliverables, supporting requirements and configuration management, producing cybersecurity and integrated product support documentation, coordinating reviews and approvals, and ensuring customer-ready technical accuracy across the system lifecycle.

Perform cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, earned value management, variance analysis, and financial reporting for a DoD AWACS modernization program. The role integrates cost and schedule data, supports EACs, ETCs, IBRs, CSDR submissions, risk analysis, contract changes, audits, and executive reviews. The analyst collaborates with program, engineering, supply chain, government, and subcontractor stakeholders while ensuring compliance with DoD, DFARS, DCMA, and EVMS requirements.

Leads end-to-end execution of a complex multinational SATCOM program supporting NATO communications. Oversees customer and stakeholder relationships, budgets, schedules, contracts, subcontractors, system integration, deployment, sustainment, logistics, cybersecurity compliance, quality, training, documentation, and lifecycle support. Manages cross-functional teams, program risks, performance objectives, and executive reporting while ensuring technical, cost, schedule, security, and customer satisfaction goals are achieved.