Senior Systems Engineer – Business and Regional Avionics; Onsite

Senior Systems Engineer – Avionics (Onsite, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States)

• Perform all phases of the system development lifecycle including requirements capture, system design and modeling, integrating with hardware and software components, system validation and verification.
• Work with external customers to document operational scenarios, develop system requirements, define system interfaces, and perform system validation testing.
• Work with other engineers to document derived requirements, define internal system interfaces, develop system architectures, integrate system components, and perform system verification.
• Identify and recommend process, system, and product improvements to enhance performance and improve efficiency.

• Must have: 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.
• Must have: Experience with avionics or other aircraft system development and certification.
• Prefer: Ability to quickly acquire technical domain knowledge and contribute to the design of sophisticated architectural systems.
• Prefer: Systems Engineering experience (requirements, test, validation, & verification).
• Prefer:
  
  Experience with ARP
  4754A/B, DO-178B/C, and/or DO-297 integration of complex systems.
• Prefer: Experience with Agile and use of engineering process tools such as JIRA, JAMA, and Subversion/Git Hub.
• Prefer: Possess a collaborative way of working, particularly in a matrixed environment and/or across various teams.
• Prefer: Strong written & oral communication and change agent; able to interface with the spectrum of individual contributors to executive leadership.
• Prefer: Experience coaching lower-level professionals and influencing others regarding policies, practices, and procedures.
• Prefer: Highly motivated and a self-starter, capable of prioritizing multiple tasks.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds 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 including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal and  protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health fertility and family planning.
• Adoption assistance and autism benefit.
• Employee assistance plan, up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand and virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
• Teladoc medical experts and second opinion program.

This role requires the ability to work regularly on‑site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The workday typically runs from 7:30am to 4:30pm, though professional working hours may extend beyond a typical 40‑hour week on occasion.

Salary range: $86,800 – $165,200 USD.

This role may be eligible for relocation.

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.