Principal Systems Engineer - Secure Systems

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35

Th St NE ~ BLDG 137

Role Type:
Onsite

Security Clearance:
Secret DoD Clearance required. U.S. citizenship required.

This position is for an experienced Systems Engineering professional in the Mission Systems Secure Systems Department. As a Systems Engineer, you will design and develop military products ensuring safe and protected communication. You will interface with multi‑discipline engineering teams to create total system solutions, addressing both domestic and international customer needs.

• Perform analysis, architecture and design at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• Perform functional analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Provide analyses for the decomposition of customer specifications and system level requirements into sub‑system and piece‑part requirements, and develop verification criteria and plans for the requirements.
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
• Perform bid and proposal efforts.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, verification/validation, and transition to production.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile framework.
• Exceptional communication skills and experience presenting technical data to program management and executive leadership.
• Experience with cryptographic hardware architecture/design, network encryption specifications and test methodologies.
• Experience with tools such as DOORS, CAMEO or similar.
• Experience with software languages such as Rust and Python.
• Experience with hardware and software integration, validation & verification testing, and qualification testing.

The salary range for this role is 107,500

USD – 204,500

USD.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate employer retirement contribution, including a lifetime income strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student loan repayment program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits, Ovia Health, fertility and family planning, adoption assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Relocation assistance

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section
503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.