Senior Systems Engineer - MilAv OPAS (Hybrid

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Country: United States of America

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-182 ~ 1100 Cimmie Ave Ne ~ BLDG 182

Position Role Type: Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. 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 after day 1

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace 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.

We are currently seeking a qualified candidate to fill the role as Senior Product Line Systems Engineer within the Open Platforms Applications Software department located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Teams are comprised of cross-functional engineers working in an AGILE environment (approximately 6-10 people) focused on the design and development of software only products. Team culture is extremely collaborative and engaged; we value our customers, our products, and our people (that means you).

This job is focused on Systems technical aspects of software development. In addition, our experienced engineers are involved in all aspects of the product life cycle, from bid and proposal to certification and support.

FACE (Future Airborne Capability Environment) - Our software products are used to support not only navigation, flight planning, and guidance with our MFMS-1000 solution, but also hazard avoidance in real time as part of our Avoidance Re-Router (ARR-7000), including a software layer in a distributed, layered architecture (like the FACE Technical Standard) responsible for moving data between applications our Transport Segment Services (TSS) and which are being deployed on a variety of emerging platforms and next generation pursuits.

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• Demonstrate time management skills - ability to work unsupervised, multi-task, and coordinate work.
• Assist in crafting operational plans and developing phased execution strategies to optimize daily workflows and scale production.
• Collaborate effectively within a geographically dispersed team across various time zones and cultural backgrounds to drive unified project goals.
• Advance key department initiatives by building interactive prototypes and demonstrations that showcase new concepts and capabilities.
• Demonstrate management of the relationship between cost and value.
• Drive team success within a multi-disciplinary environment by proactively coaching peers and fostering a highly collaborative culture.
• Provide strong technical skills specifically in system-based development.
• Serve as a lead systems engineer to capture, analyze, decompose, model, translate and create requirements for large complex systems and may lead system integration.
• Mentors team in the development of functional, interface and performance specifications for hardware and software implementation.
• Identify and document architecturally significant requirements and technical risk areas.
• Apply SysML concepts for System Modeling across a full engineering lifecycle
• May serve as system lead in integration, verification and validation for large complex systems.
• Significant domain knowledge and knowledge of products, systems and applicable regulatory requirements across business units.
• Decisions may have a major impact…