Senior Principal Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Systems Engineering Lead Investigator

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead Investigator with an active TSSCI security clearance to work onsite in Richardson, TX. In this role you, you will be responsible for overseeing the successful completion of prototyping efforts on premises and in cloud environments. The Lead Investigator understands the mission requirements and ensures that the system products meet those requirements. The Lead Investigator coordinates directly with many different customer teams, the program leadership team, and other teams to ensure the prototyping efforts meet system requirements.

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What You Will Do:

• Manage end-to-end prototype lifecycle, from conceptual design and lab setup to software configuration, troubleshooting, and final documentation.
• Identify material requirements (hardware, software, supplemental staffing, etc.)
• Ensure finalized thin-line prototype are validated by the Solution Architect, OCE, and IPAT Lead prior to the start and end of testing.
• Primary focus is on the Architect Risk, identified by the Solution Architect.
• Create the "thin line prototype" and evaluates technology options.
• Identify any problems, around security, scalability, along with the overall solution fits within the DIPN environment.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Experience working with Harvester and Kubernetes
• Systems of Systems Integration experience (from a design/architecture perspective)
• Extensive experience designing detailed full-stack platform solutions including trade studies, cost, schedule, and technical aspects
• Familiarity with most technologies appropriate for deployable open systems infrastructures, including most of the following:
• MOSA approaches
• CI/CD
• Commercial cloud (specifically AWS and Azure), hybrid cloud, edge cloud architectures
• LINUX-based systems
• Microsoft echo system including Azure and Azure Stack
• Microservices/Containerization/Kubernetes & service mesh/routing
• Modern network technologies (SDWAN, Leaf/Spine, WIFI, MANet/ROIP, SatComm, Starlink)
• CSfC Encryption
• Cross-Domain solutions
• Modern authorization / ICAM / Zero-Trust architectures
• Data management/synchronization
• DDIL and tactical system development
• Familiarity with operational US military systems deployed into the tactical echelon, including specific familiarity with:
• Tactical and strategic/back-haul voice and data communications, including Tactical Data Links
• Sensor integration
• Military Commercial cloud integration
• Broad experience developing automated deployment and testing of complex systems using Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Rancher Kubernetes.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TSSCI is required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Curious self-starter that can excel in a prototyping environment to turn customer desire into executable solution candidates. Must be able to consider cost, schedule, technology, and risks.
• Senior level technical consulting experience including experience interfacing with both internal and external stakeholders
• Successful track record of performing complex system deployments
• People leadership experience; including mentoring, coaching, and building high performing Engineering teams
• Familiarity with Enterprise Application development and deployment processes
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Kubernetes in DDIL environments.
• Experience implementing Cloud Service Provider (AWS/Azure) services in DDIL environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Service Mesh environments.
• Extensive Linux development experience
• Experience with SAFe agile processes
• Prior military or hands-on experience with tactical military IT systems in production use (e.g., exercises)
• Familiarity with USAF operational and tactical CONOPS
• Cameo or MagicGrid-based MBSE modelling

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
• And more!