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Overview

Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. For more information on Park Place visit www.parkplaceirvine.com (https://napanasonic.icims.com/proxy/classic-data/classic-data-spa/export/profile/JOB/www.parkplaceirvine.com)

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more.

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The Avionics Way:

The Avionics Way captures the essence of what makes our employees special, and by extension, our organization. It’s comprised of 5 core identifiers - Pioneers, Problem Solvers, Accountable, Collaborative, and Customer Focused - that together form a robust, working framework for our continued success. Beyond a philosophy, the Avionics Way is our guide to daily practices. It provides a clear, actionable model to help employees, at all levels, realize their ambitions through outsized contributions to their teams and the company. This model clearly defines expectations for performance at all levels of the organization, as well as establishes specific actions and modes of working that reinforce our philosophy on the path to achieving our goals.

Responsibilities

The Principal Architect plays a strategic and cross-functional leadership role in shaping the future of Panasonic’s digital and data platform ecosystem. This individual will drive enterprise architecture vision and governance across multiple business-critical domains, including advertising, media management, over-the-air software systems, digital marketplaces, and e-commerce capabilities.

As a senior technology thought leader, the Principal Architect is expected to guide major platform modernization efforts, steer technology selection, influence executive decisions, and ensure alignment with product roadmaps and global airline requirements.

What you will be doing:

Strategic Architecture Leadership

+ Define and evolve the long-term architecture blueprint for Panasonic’s digital applications and platforms, aligning to business growth strategies and digital monetization models.

+ Lead architectural design for next-gen systems enabling:

+ Advanced ad-tech and personalization frameworks.

+ End-to-end content lifecycle management and distribution.

+ Secure, scalable OTA software delivery systems.

+ In-flight digital marketplaces and transaction platforms.

+ Platform-as-a-Service models to onboard and support partner-developed applications.

Enterprise Collaboration & Governance

+ Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior leadership, product owners, and airline stakeholders.

+ Establish architectural governance models, standards, and best practices across product lines and engineering organizations.

+ Oversee technical reviews for critical programs, assess architectural risks, and drive remediation strategies.

Innovation & Technology Strategy

+ Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML in personalization, edge computing, platform orchestration) and assess strategic fit.

+ Develop forward-looking technology roadmaps in collaboration with product and engineering teams.

+ Promote platform scalability, security, reusability, and extensibility across global deployment environments.

The salary range of $166,000 - $278,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

Base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.

+ 15+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering and architecture, with at least 5 years in a principal or lead architect role.

+ Proven expertise designing scalable, distributed systems in one or more of the following: digital advertising, media management, software delivery, commerce platforms.

+ Deep experience in architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven systems, cloud-native apps, and edge/cloud integration.

+ Strong understanding of OTA systems, platform security models, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and CI/CD pipelines.

+ Excellent communication, stakeholder influence, and executive-level presentation skills.

Preferred Experience

+ Industry experience in aviation, connected devices, telecom, or automotive platforms.

+ Familiarity with in-flight systems, airline operations, and certification/regulatory environments.

+ Experience working across global teams and managing partnerships with platform vendors or digital service providers.

What we offer:

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.

+ Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.

+ Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.

+ 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.

+ Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporation.

Salary Range

$166,000 - $278,000 annually REQ-152202