Principal Test Engineer; Contingent- Onsite

Principal Test Engineer – Collins Aerospace, an RTX company

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75

Job Type: Onsite

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

Security clearance:
Active and transferable TS/SCI clearance required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship required.

Travel:
Occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel up to 25% required.

Employment Condition:
Position contingent upon contract award and customer funding.

Test Architecture & Strategy

• Develop and refine the program’s test architecture and end to end verification strategy
• Assess and Approve acceptance criteria aligned to needs, interfaces, and operational mission threads
• Create automated and manual test approaches aligned with Dev Sec Ops  deployment pipelines
• Identify test environment needs and testbed design for distributed, cloud enabled systems
• Participate in technical discussions to ensure test influences design and deployment patterns
• Validate containerization, cloud deployment patterns, and security controls through structured testing

Integration & Verification

• Oversee installation, deployment, and test of cloud enabled mission applications across enclaves
• Review verification strategies, test procedures, automated scripts, and manual tests
• Execute test demonstrations, evaluate results, and verify acceptance criteria have been met
• Support troubleshooting of integration, deployment, and dataflow issues across multidiscipline teams
• Maintain test artifacts and configuration consistency through disciplined configuration processes
• Participate in interface control working groups and validate compliance during integration
• Ensure verification activities align with cybersecurity and mission assurance requirements

• Evolution of mission systems across cloud, cyber, data ingestion, and distributed architectures
• Integration of automated testing with Dev Sec Ops  pipelines and modern deployment workflows
• How operational constraints influence architectural, test, and sustainment decisions
• Strategies for validating modernization while supporting legacy system interoperability

• Experience in system verification, test engineering, or integration engineering
• Demonstrated ability to develop test procedures, automated scripts, and structured verification plans
• Experience with cloud based, distributed, or containerized systems
• Understanding of interface and configuration management practices
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• CompTIA Security+
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other cloud native technologies
• Familiarity with Dev Sec Ops  pipelines, automated testing, and CI/CD
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and logging tools
• Knowledge of DoD mission systems, cybersecurity requirements, and secure by design practices

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverage: you can purchase pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance,…