Senior Principal Systems Engineer - MilAv OPAS; Hybrid

Position Overview

Date posted:

Location:

Cedar Rapids, IA (or Huntsville, AL) – hybrid or remote options possible per candidate.

Role type:
Hybrid

Citizenship requirement: U.S. citizen.

Security clearance:
None/Not required.

Position:
Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Open Platform Application Software (OPAS) team at Collins Aerospace (RTX). Focus on avionics and systems engineering within the FACE environment.

• Conduct technical management and design review preparation and execution.
• Analyze and derive requirements, predict performance, allocate system‑level requirements to lower‑level requirements, and manage requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Manage technical performance of program teams (5–10 members), plan incremental development of upgrades and system improvements.
• Prepare and maintain project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure action items and quality expectations are met.
• Motivate the team to deliver customer milestones and deliverables, interfacing with management, suppliers, customers, and the technical design team.
• Provide timely and effective communication to management and customers.
• Engage in engineering activities: design, development, procurement, testing, and provide technical and functional leadership for assigned components, projects, teams, and tasks.
• Plan and maintain detailed schedule and resource plans.
• Lead technology‑development programs, guiding products through the Technology Readiness Level process.
• Understand and demonstrate adherence to FACE and DO/178 technical standards.
• Lead system‑development teams to analyze, develop models, requirements, software, and designs using enterprise standard tools and processes.
• Execute systems engineering tasks and troubleshoot complex embedded software applications, hardware, LRU’s, and system-of-systems environments.
• Manage technical risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Establish trusted relationships with customers, support staff, and suppliers.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Travel domestically up to 20% of the time.

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with systems engineering leadership in an agile environment.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end systems architecture governance and design principles.
• Expertise in systems engineering and open systems architectures.
• Experience with operations concept development, system and product design, model & requirements management.
• Technical risk management, interface definition and control.
• Experience with aircraft‑level system integration; development of integration and test plans, test cases, and procedures.
• Experience executing product and system‑level tests, including automation test tools or scripting.
• Experience with Model‑Based Systems Engineering concepts and tools such as Magic Draw, CAMEO, Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect.
• Experience in technical proposal writing, make/buy decision‑making, and trade study.
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with all levels of management and individual contributors.
• Domestic travel up to 20% of the time.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; three weeks of vacation for new hires; a generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate retirement contribution; tuition reimbursement; student‑loan repayment; life and disability coverage; optional pet, home, and auto insurance; additional life and accident insurance; critical illness insurance; group legal and  protection; birth, adoption, parental leave; fertility and family‑planning benefits; adoption assistance;

autism benefit; employee assistance program with up to ten free counseling sessions; wellness incentives; virtual doctor visits; child and elder care services; and more. Relocation assistance may be available.

Salary range: $132,400 – $251,600 (USD).

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.