Senior Systems Engineer - Systems Solutions; ONSITE

Position: Senior Systems Engineer - Open Systems Solutions (ONSITE)
Job d:
Posted 11 Days Ago

Start Date:

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106

Country:
United States of America Time Type:
Full time

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance:
Secret

Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Open Systems Solutions (OSS) Products Team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support development activities for next generation Open System Architecture products. Our organization delivers modular, open standards compliant solutions that enable rapid deployment of mission critical capabilities to the warfighter

We are looking for a motivated Senior Systems Engineer who will contribute to requirements development, interface definition, system behavior modeling, and verification/validation of solutions that support today’s multi domain battlespace. This position involves collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure system-level consistency, traceability, and technical quality across hardware, software, and mission focused capabilities. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective teamwork in a fast paced engineering environment.

What You Will Do
• Develop and manage system requirements, including traceability, decomposition, and interface definitions
• Support system architecture development and participate in design reviews
• Assist with modeling, analysis, and documentation of system behavior and performance
• Contribute to verification planning, testability assessments, and requirement coverage analysis
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and specialty engineering teams to ensure system level alignment
• Analyze technical issues, participate in problem investigations, and support trade studies
• Document system behaviors, requirements compliance, risks, and decision outcomes for engineering and program leadership
• Support customer discussions, internal reviews, and engineering demonstrations as needed
• Contribute to improvements in systems engineering processes, tools, and workflows
• 10% Travel

Required Qualifications You Must Have
• Experience with systems engineering processes which may include requirements capture, decomposition, interface definition, integration, and verification/validation
• Experience with systems engineering tools, modeling techniques, or requirements management environments
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship only (dual citizenship not permitted) is required, as access to information under this program/contract is restricted to individuals with sole U.S. citizenship
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience Qualifications We Prefer
• Experience with Cryptographic Hardware architecture/design, Network Encryption specifications and test methodologies…