Jobs at Kearfott Corporation

Manage daily export/import compliance activities (ITAR, EAR, FTR, OFAC), process export license applications, review shipment documentation, perform audits and risk assessments, provide training, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain regulatory compliance.

Develop and manage detailed production schedules from raw material through assembly and test; ensure material availability aligns to master schedule; issue and track shop orders; analyze MRP requisitions; liaise with Program Management, Operations, and Engineering to resolve build/test issues; support continuous improvement.

Lead design and development of embedded electronic controls and power electronics for electromechanical devices (actuators, BLDC motors). Perform circuit and PCB design, system modeling, firmware integration, validation, and NPI activities. Support proposals, customer interactions, and cross-functional teams to transition products into production.

Lead technical authority for IMU and gyroscope technologies, providing hands-on design, integration, testing, and optimization of inertial navigation systems. Guide sensor selection, calibration, error modeling, sensor fusion (EKF/UKF), firmware/electronics implementation, system-level requirements, and customer technical engagement across product development and fielding.

Manage and track material movement and shop orders in ERP to meet production schedules. Monitor pickup points and routers, expedite material flow, communicate status to stakeholders, process shop order splits, support ERP data integrity, and participate in continuous improvement activities.

Lead business development and capture efforts for guidance, navigation, motion, and actuation systems targeting advanced strike, missile, and air defense markets. Develop market strategy, customer relationships, competitive analyses, pricing input, proposals/RFP responses, and marketing materials. Manage cross-functional capture teams, support trade shows, and execute an annual bookings plan. Travel 50%+ and ensure compliance with government acquisition/procurement processes.

Perform verification and validation of safety-critical embedded software to ensure DO-178C compliance. Develop and execute requirements-based tests, perform structural coverage analysis, participate in peer reviews, support certification, and produce verification artifacts and compliance documentation while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a lab environment.

Assemble precision electronic and electro-mechanical components using hand tools, fixtures and arbor presses. Follow blueprints and operation sheets, perform soldering, use precision gauges and magnification, serialize units, mix epoxies, repair work, and attend solder certification.

Design, implement, test, and validate embedded control software for guidance and navigation products. Participate in requirements, software design, peer review, verification, and documentation. Lead complex projects, provide technical expertise, mentor junior engineers, ensure compliance with industry standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a laboratory environment.

Design, implement, and test embedded control software for guidance and navigation products. Participate in requirements definition, software design, peer review, validation, lab-based testing, and produce supporting documentation while collaborating with engineering teams.

Design, implement, and test embedded control software for guidance and navigation products. Participate in requirements definition, software design, implementation, peer review, test/validation, and documentation. Collaborate with engineering teams in a laboratory environment to support product development and qualification.

Coordinate and improve the First Article Inspection (FAI) process: plan verifications, collect and analyze measurement data, prepare AS9102 FAI documentation, interface with customers, investigate escapes, and support digital FAI tool implementation and cross-functional coordination.

Support export/import compliance for US and Mexico sites by managing export licenses, reviewing shipment documentation for ITAR/EAR/FTR/OFAC compliance, performing audits and risk assessments, providing training, maintaining records, and collaborating with logistics, procurement, legal, and sales to mitigate trade risks.

Lead development and management of airworthiness certification artifacts for safety-critical airborne systems. Support DO-178C (software) and DO-254 (hardware) certification planning, produce accomplishment summaries (SAS/HAS), compliance matrices, audits, and coordinate with certification authorities using MBSE and digital engineering environments.

Develop and maintain project schedules using MS Project and GASP; collect updates; produce EVM reports (SPI, BCWS, BCWP); run critical path, staffing, what-if analyses; audit schedules; author planning documents and support leadership with schedule recovery and reporting.

Lead business development for airborne guidance and navigation products, driving market penetration, capture planning, and RFP responses. Build customer relationships, design go-to-market strategies, analyze DoD and commercial requirements, maintain competitive analyses, and manage cross-functional capture teams. Position requires significant travel and DoD industry engagement.

Serve as primary customer liaison and manage contracting officer/Buyer relationships. Negotiate proposals, review terms and conditions (UCC, FAR/DFARS), track contracts, orders, funding, export authorizations, and metrics. Coordinate with program, engineering, finance, and trade compliance teams, support SIOP and vendor-managed inventory initiatives, and mentor contracts team members.

Support design, development, and manufacturing of aerospace components. Create work instructions, troubleshoot non-conforming hardware, implement corrective actions, validate processes, and optimize production with Lean methods.

Support administration and execution of DoD, U.S. Government, and commercial aerospace contracts throughout the lifecycle. Review and process purchase orders, NDAs, modifications, and RFQs; maintain audit-ready contract files; track deliverables, funding, and milestones; assist with compliance (FAR/DFARS/ITAR/EAR), proposals, customer communications, and cross-functional coordination. Enter orders into ERP, generate reports, and support audits and contract closeouts under general supervision.

Lead complex aerospace and defense development programs and IRAD efforts from concept through transition. Define scope, budgets, schedules, and success criteria; coordinate cross-functional teams; manage risks, issues, and performance; serve as primary customer interface; support proposals, contracts, and continuous improvement of program management practices.