Jobs at Kearfott Corporation

Leads electrical and electronics product development for complex aerospace and defense electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include architecture, analog and digital circuit design, schematics, PCB development, simulation, prototyping, testing, verification, qualification, troubleshooting, manufacturing transition, and production support. Coordinates with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, and customers while managing technical deliverables and project priorities. Requires occasional travel and on-site work in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Leads the design and development of electromechanical actuators for aerospace and defense applications. Responsibilities include requirements interpretation, proposal support, modeling, gear-train design, stress analysis, CAD development, prototyping, testing, NPI, and production transition. Serves as technical lead for multidisciplinary engineering teams, coordinates design reviews, supports customer relationships, and provides technical direction throughout the product lifecycle.

Develops cost estimates for contracts, supports quoting and negotiations, prepares monthly cost accruals and invoicing, and analyzes costing and gross margins. The role gathers data from multiple systems, applies standard and actual cost accounting principles, complies with FAR and DFAR regulations, and supports audits. It requires advanced Excel and ERP experience, strong analytical skills, and on-site work at the Pine Brook, New Jersey facility.

Designs, analyzes, tests, and documents high-reliability analog and digital electronics for inertial navigation systems. Responsibilities include circuit architecture, component selection, signal integrity and EMI analysis, worst-case and reliability assessments, trade studies, design verification, peer reviews, integration, qualification, and production support. The role also conducts technical investigations, prepares engineering documentation, and supports aerospace and defense hardware development.

Develops and maintains system safety plans, hazard analyses, safety requirements, and hazard tracking for aerospace and defense systems. Performs functional hazard assessments, safety assessments, FMEAs, fault tree analyses, and common-cause analyses. Coordinates with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define and verify risk controls, maintain traceability, support design and certification reviews, document residual risks, and prepare technical evidence for customer approval. The role is fully onsite and requires approximately 15% travel.

Performs structural, vibration, thermal, stress, and finite element analyses for aerospace and defense electromechanical systems. Develops SolidWorks components, assemblies, enclosures, and electronics packaging; selects materials; documents and presents analysis results; and supports design reviews. Collaborates with engineering, program management, quality, production, and supply chain teams while managing engineering configurations and ensuring mechanical requirements are implemented.

Develops and validates manufacturing processes for aerospace and defense products. Creates work instructions, leads production hardware support, troubleshoots nonconforming hardware, performs root-cause and corrective-action analysis, and improves workflows, layouts, and production techniques using lean manufacturing principles. Supports prototyping and new product launches, conducts reliability and quality analyses, and prepares technical reports. Requires engineering expertise, CAD proficiency, measurement-equipment experience, and strong problem-solving skills.

Conduct full-cycle recruiting for specialized engineering roles across aerospace and defense. Source passive and active candidates, evaluate technical qualifications, conduct phone screens, coordinate interviews, maintain applicant-tracking records, support offers, and communicate recruiting progress. Partner with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition to build qualified pipelines for systems, software, electrical, FPGA, reliability, certification, and related engineering positions while handling confidential information professionally.

Designs and implements Industry 4.0 systems connecting factory operations with cloud, edge, IIoT, MES, and ERP platforms. Deploys sensors, actuators, PLC gateways, communication protocols, automation pipelines, dashboards, and predictive maintenance models. Establishes data governance and cybersecurity standards, leads testing and validation, develops digital transformation roadmaps, and trains manufacturing personnel. The role bridges plant engineering, data science, IT, and executive teams to deliver secure, data-driven smart manufacturing solutions.

Maintains, troubleshoots, improves, documents, and supports production test equipment and automated test stations. Performs system-level diagnosis across software, electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and configuration issues; conducts root-cause analysis; coordinates repairs and corrective actions; and supports new equipment design, integration, verification, qualification, certification, and release. The role also maintains technical documentation and collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, production, technicians, vendors, and suppliers.

Leads aerospace and defense systems engineering across the full lifecycle, including requirements management, architecture, interface definition, integration, verification, validation, testing, and production support. Coordinates multidisciplinary hardware and software teams, manages technical schedules and costs, supports proposals and customer interactions, and resolves system-level risks. The role focuses on aircraft, UAV, missile, land vehicle, and sea-platform guidance and navigation systems, with approximately 15% travel and fully onsite work in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

Leads complex inertial navigation and guidance projects from development through production and sustainment. Coordinates multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and test teams; manages schedules, budgets, risks, contracts, customer relationships, technical reviews, and compliance. Requires prior engineering and technical leadership experience, aerospace or defense program management expertise, and the ability to bridge technical execution with operational delivery.

Leads complex aerospace and defense development programs and IRAD initiatives from planning through completion. Coordinates engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, and business development teams; manages scope, schedules, budgets, risks, performance, and customer relationships. The role drives issue resolution, facilitates program reviews, supports proposals and contract activities, and transitions successful research efforts into customer-funded programs or product development.

Administers customer contracts and purchase orders for aerospace and defense programs. Responsibilities include negotiating proposals, reviewing terms and conditions, managing pricing, orders, funding, export authorizations, compliance, customer metrics, forecasts, and shipments. The role coordinates with engineering, finance, program management, and customers; maintains contract records and reports; supports FAR, DFARS, EAR, and ITAR compliance; and mentors team members. The position is fully onsite with approximately 10% travel.

Engineering Interns support the assessment, analysis, design, modeling, and testing of guidance and navigation systems for missile, aircraft, and ground vehicle applications. Responsibilities include engineering trade studies, requirements development, system architecture assessment, mathematical modeling, computer code development, data analysis, graphics, technical reports, briefings, and corrective action planning. Interns collaborate with experienced engineers and scientists on aerospace and defense projects.

Manages multiple customer proposals and quote requests from initiation through submission. Coordinates cross-functional technical and commercial teams, facilitates internal management reviews, schedules recurring progress meetings, prioritizes workloads, and ensures high-quality proposals are completed on time. The role requires strong communication, organization, attention to detail, deadline management, proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, AI software, CRM systems, and databases, plus U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a government security clearance.

Supports the definition, development, integration, verification, validation, and technical support of inertial measurement and navigation products. Responsibilities include requirements capture and traceability, system architecture, interface definition, model-based systems engineering, trade studies, integration and testing, technical investigations, and customer or supplier reviews. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams and requires approximately 15% travel. It is fully onsite in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

Develop and maintain verification tests for embedded and real-time software. Translate requirements into executable test cases, automate testing, analyze results, investigate failures, and maintain traceability and documentation. Build test frameworks, utilities, interfaces, and laboratory verification environments using Python, C, and C++. Support hardware-in-the-loop and simulation testing, regression testing, software reviews, and DO-178C compliance while collaborating with software, systems, hardware, and quality engineering teams.

Performs independent software quality assurance across the full development lifecycle for aerospace and defense systems. Reviews software plans, requirements, designs, code records, tests, traceability, configuration management, and release artifacts. Conducts process and product audits, tracks quality issues and corrective actions, supports DO-178C compliance and regulatory reviews, monitors quality metrics, and promotes process improvement. Collaborates with software, systems, quality, and program teams in an onsite engineering environment.

Leads electrical product development for complex electromechanical aerospace, defense, and unmanned systems. Owns electronics design from requirements and architecture through circuit design, simulation, PCB development, prototyping, testing, qualification, production release, and product support. Performs troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, design reviews, and corrective actions while coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program teams. Supports suppliers, customers, engineering changes, and manufacturing transition activities.