Senior Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

Senior Systems Engineer

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. The Strategic Communications team is seeking experienced Senior Systems Engineers in a role committed to creating creative and cost-effective solutions for our ground and airborne systems.

As part of Collins Aerospace, Mission Systems organization, we specialize in developing advanced communication systems, ground and flight computers, sensors, cyber and software solutions, as well as providing integration of Mission Systems. As part of the Strategic Communications Department, the Systems Engineering department supports a variety of communications systems including SATCOM (including AEHF, EHF, X-Band, Ka-Band, Ku-Band, C-Band, and PTW), Line-of-Site (LOS) Radio Terminals and Secure Switching Networks.

What You Will Do

• Lead the development of full lifecycle solutions from CONOPS to Validation
• Define and perform lab activities including definition, setup, configuration management, and testing
• Integrate solutions within their target environment
• Coach and review the work of lower level professionals
• Influence others regarding policies, practices, and procedures
• Manage small projects or processes
• Manage the preparation and/or execution of Design Reviews as well as Integration, Dry Run, and Formal Qualification Testing
• Review minor and document moderate changes in systems or processes to solve difficult and sometimes complex problems
• Influence decision-makers with recommended courses of action
• Analyze and document system behaviors
• Support system trade studies, requirements analysis, allocation to subsystems
• Define Modeling, Hardware, and Software Interfaces

Qualifications You Must Have

• Strong integration and test experience including test procedure development, test execution, test reporting, and test automation
• Proficient in tooling to include Microsoft products, or tasking boards (Jira, IBM EWM, etc.)
• 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 in Communication Radio and Systems: SATCOM, LOS/BLOS, AEHF, PTW, or V/UHF
• Experience in Environmental Qualification Testing (EQT)
• Experience in System Level Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V) for ground based, ship, submarine, or airborne platforms
• Experience in systems support to software application and hardware development
• Experience in Virtual Machine design and deployment
• Proficient in tooling to include CAMEO, Rhapsody
• Outstanding communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) and ability to effectively communicate with IPT leaders, hardware and software development engineers, specialty engineers, program managers, and our customers

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes 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 you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• This position is eligible for relocation assistance
• And more!

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