Systems Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Systems Engineer with Security Clearance
Systems Engineer – Avionics Integration (2 Openings)

Location:

400 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498 Contract Duration: 6–12 months Pay Rate: $55–$60/hour (straight time only)

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, standard office hours Work Arrangement:
Onsite only Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons Education Requirement:
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

Employment Type:

W2 Contract

Position Overview
This role supports cockpit avionics development for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation platforms including the A/MH-6R, MH-60M, and MH-47G.

Responsibilities include:

- Designing, validating, and verifying avionics systems requirements
- Executing platform-specific testing in lab environments, including robustness and ad-hoc testing (schedule flexibility required during formal test phases)
- Collaborating with internal engineering teams and external stakeholders on Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) builds
- Using engineering tools such as TNT, DOORS, JIRA, PREP, Microsoft Office, and SVN
- Investigating lab hardware and integration interfaces between Collins Aerospace and government-furnished equipment

Required Qualifications
- Hands-on systems engineering experience
- Familiarity with avionics data buses and protocols (Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC-429)
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with military avionics systems
- Proficiency with TNT, DOORS, PREP, JIRA, and Microsoft Office Suite