Jobs at Cubic Corporation

Manages complex defense subcontract lifecycles, including sourcing, solicitation, proposal and cost analysis, negotiation, formation, administration, supplier performance, risk mitigation, dispute resolution, compliance, and closeout. Supports government proposals, make-or-buy decisions, audits, and program execution while ensuring adherence to FAR, DFARS, prime contract flow-downs, and company policies. Serves as the primary interface with subcontractors and independently manages multiple complex supplier relationships.

Leads complex customer-facing programs through execution, financial management, risk and issue resolution, contract compliance, change orders, and service delivery. Coordinates cross-functional, offshore, subcontractor, and partner teams while managing schedules, budgets, requirements, quality, and customer satisfaction. Builds trusted customer relationships, identifies account expansion opportunities, and leads negotiations and recovery actions. The role requires regular work in the San Francisco Bay Area and domestic and international travel as needed.

Designs and validates RF/microwave evaluation boards, PCB assemblies, and customer reference designs. The role supports RF integration, board bring-up, simulation-to-measurement correlation, technical documentation, and customer design-in activities. Responsibilities include controlled-impedance routing, grounding, power integrity, thermal design, RF validation, troubleshooting, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and customer teams. The engineer also translates customer requirements into product specifications and application solutions while supporting business development.

Supports RF communications system planning, testing, integration, validation, prototype assembly, troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical documentation. Maintains Jira and Confluence records, assists with test data collection and performance evaluations, and follows engineering and quality processes while developing practical experience in secure communications engineering.

Lead end-to-end quality assurance through manual and automated testing using Python and Playwright. Own test strategy, expand automation, investigate defects, integrate tests into CI/CD, manage test environments and data, communicate release risks, and improve QA practices. The role also provides technical guidance and mentorship while collaborating with engineering and product teams on requirements, acceptance criteria, testability, and reliable software releases.

Leads technical sales engagements for tactical communications, secured networking, and C4ISR solutions supporting U.S. Air Force and joint Department of Defense customers. Architects solutions involving tactical radios, edge computing, Zero Trust, cloud networking, and secure communications. Develops proposals, responds to RFPs, delivers presentations and demonstrations, supports testing and design reviews, and provides technical direction to engineering and production teams. Requires frequent travel to customer sites, exercises, and industry events.

Supports quality assurance through inspections, audits, root cause analysis, CAPA, supplier quality activities, and continuous improvement. Manages quality data and nonconformances in SAP, ensures ISO and customer requirement compliance, supports new product introductions, and prepares quality metrics and documentation. Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to reduce defects, improve processes, and maintain quality standards.

Leads business development and capture activities for defense aviation training solutions across U.S. and international markets. Develops customer engagement strategies, shapes requirements, identifies opportunities, supports bids and proposals, evaluates technical approaches, and builds relationships with government and industry stakeholders. Focus areas include live, virtual, and constructive training, combat training systems, and monitoring and debrief technologies.

Leads a 10–20-person Systems, Integration, Test, and Simulation Engineering team supporting aerospace and defense programs. Develops integrated verification and validation strategies, oversees laboratory, simulation, ground, and flight testing, and ensures requirements traceability and qualification closure. Manages SIL, HWIL, and SWIL environments, resources, schedules, budgets, defect resolution, test automation, and regression capabilities. Collaborates with engineering, cybersecurity, program management, and government customers to deliver compliant, predictable verification outcomes.

Leads business development and capture efforts for U.S. Navy and foreign defense aviation training markets. Builds relationships with Navy and Marine Corps stakeholders, shapes early requirements, identifies opportunities, develops win and partnership strategies, and supports proposals. Partners with engineering, program management, product, and executive teams to align solutions, forecast pipeline, and drive bookings. Focus areas include live training, LVC, SITL, ACMI, tactical aircraft acquisition, and foreign military sales.

The Sustaining Engineer supports released products throughout their lifecycle, resolving component, supplier, manufacturing, and field-return issues. Responsibilities include engineering change management, supplier qualification, alternate-source development, root-cause analysis, cost reduction, lead-time improvement, manufacturing yield enhancement, and supply-chain risk mitigation. The role coordinates closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management while maintaining technical documentation and product records.

Maintains and extends C++ media-processing services and Windows desktop video exploitation applications. Responsibilities include debugging video, metadata, GPU, native and managed-code issues; maintaining Linux Docker builds, CI/CD, gRPC/protobuf interfaces, Kubernetes pipelines, Visual Studio solutions, installers, release packaging, and licensing flows; and creating unit, integration, smoke, and diagnostic tests. The role also supports customer and QA defect resolution across C#/.NET, C++, WPF, media dependencies, GIS features, and deployment artifacts.

Reviews license plate images and records transaction details accurately, including plate numbers, types, states, and vehicle classifications. Handles complex or illegible images, supports quality assurance, prepares operational reports, and maintains productivity and accuracy standards. Serves as a resource for processors, assists with training and mentoring, identifies recurring errors, supports process improvements, and ensures confidentiality and compliance with company, transportation, and data security requirements.

Leads architecture, integration, modernization, accreditation, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise and mission networks supporting DoD programs. Serves as technical authority for Cross Domain Solutions, secure data transfer, network segmentation, transport engineering, cybersecurity compliance, and operational readiness. Provides technical direction, resolves complex integration issues, oversees engineering documentation and reviews, supports customer and government stakeholders, mentors engineers, and contributes to proposals and business development.

Leads complex FPGA and RTL/firmware engineering initiatives for mission-critical defense systems. Provides architecture, technical direction, mentorship, design reviews, testing strategy, integration, performance improvements, and risk mitigation. Develops high-assurance DoD/NSA firmware, collaborates with cross-functional teams and customers, supports technical documentation and briefings, evaluates vendor technologies, and drives engineering process improvements.

Analyzes mechanical performance and survivability of electrical components using FEA and environmental testing. Develops testing protocols, interprets results, supports iterative mechanical design, and creates drawings and fixtures. Advises manufacturing teams on cost, quality, assembly processes, and design changes. The role also supports AS9100 compliance and requires expertise with ANSYS Mechanical and SOLIDWORKS, plus eligibility for a Department of Defense security clearance.

Receives and inspects materials, processes SAP receipts and inventory transactions, maintains inventory records, prepares and documents shipments, coordinates domestic and international freight, tracks deliveries, supports inventory counts, analyzes logistics reports, and assists with continuous improvement initiatives.

Performs manual and automated system-level testing for military communication systems. Develops test cases, procedures, plans, reports, and continuous-integration test suites; executes component, integration, UAT, and end-to-end testing; diagnoses defects, verifies fixes, and collaborates with software and hardware teams. The role requires knowledge of communication architectures, IP networks, phased-array antennas, beamforming, radio/modem waveforms, and RF test equipment.

Design and implement automation and AI-assisted engineering tools to streamline development, testing, CI/CD, deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and operational workflows. Build internal tooling, integrate LLMs, collaborate with DevSecOps, QA, and product teams, and produce documentation and best practices.

Provide Tier III systems engineering and technical operations support for a global DoD ISR program: troubleshoot Linux/Windows/network/storage, manage enterprise patching and vulnerability remediation (DISA STIGs, RMF, ACAS/Tenable), support integrations, lifecycle sustainment, change/configuration management, and engineering support for worldwide operations.