Systems Engineer II - Secure Systems
Listed on 2026-07-08
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Manufacturing / Production
Systems Engineer
Location:
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35
Th St NE ~ BLDG 137
Date Posted:
Position Type:
Onsite
Security Clearance Requirements: U.S. citizenship required and active DoD Secret clearance (must be obtained within first 30 days).
Responsibilities- Perform system analysis, architecture, and design at all levels of the product, including concept through disposal.
- Conduct functional analysis, trade studies, requirement allocation, and interface definition to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- Provide analysis for decomposition of customer specifications and system‑level requirements into subsystem and component requirements, and develop verification criteria and plans.
- Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
- Execute daily tasks in a classified and controlled lab environment.
- Experience with the systems development process: requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, and verification/validation, and transition to production.
- Proficiency with tools such as DOORS, CAMEO or similar and software languages Rust and Python.
- U.S. citizenship required for security clearance.
- Must be able to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance; subject to government security investigation.
- Typically requires a STEM degree or a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree; if no degree, at least 6 years of experience.
- Experience communicating between program stakeholders.
- Experience with Model‑Based Systems Engineering.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for new hires.
- Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Student loan repayment program.
- Life and disability coverage.
- Optional insurance coverages: pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, protection.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
- Ovia Health fertility and family planning.
- Adoption assistance and autism benefit.
- Employee assistance plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program.
- Doctor on Demand virtual visits.
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
- Teladoc second opinion program.
- Relocation assistance.
Salary Range: $68,900 – $131,100 USD.
Employee referral eligible.
Onsite:
Employees in onsite roles will work primarily on site, including production and maintenance.
Employee Referral Eligible:
Candidates may be required to attend select interview steps in-person at office locations regardless of role type.
It is a U.S.
-based role; pay structure and benefits apply for U.S. territories.
RTX anticipates closing the application window approximately 40 days from posting date, subject to business needs.
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. RTX provides affirmative action 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.
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