Associate Director of Engineering, Command and Control (C2) Architect (Onsite)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Join Collins Aerospace’s Defense Technology organization and help shape next-generation Command and Control (C2) capabilities. In this role, you will define architectures that determine how future air, space, maritime, and electromagnetic-contested missions are coordinated and executed. You’ll work at the intersection of advanced research, mission strategy, and real operational needs to turn emerging concepts into systems that transform how operators command, sense, and act across Connected Battlespace. As part of a small, high impact team within Collins Aerospace’s Applied Research & Technology organization, you will explore, prototype, and demonstrate new technologies with the freedom to experiment and move quickly. You’ll have access to world-class labs, data, and product teams ready to transition what you build into mission-ready capabilities. Defense Technologies accelerates innovative ideas into solutions for contested environments, including resilient communications and navigation, secure and cyber resilient platforms, advanced sensing, and autonomous systems. You’ll work close to real missions with clear pathways to validate concepts in the lab, at the range, and on operational platforms.

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• 7+ years of relevant engineering or architecture experience including developing or analyzing system architectures using industry frameworks such as DoDAF, UML, or SysML.
• Demonstrated experience with command‑and‑control systems, architectures, or mission workflows.
• Experience performing system-level analysis and trade studies for complex mission systems.
• Familiarity with electronic warfare concepts, cyber operations, or effector systems.
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI clearance and experience engaging with customers in classified environments.
• Advanced degree in systems engineering, computer science, or related discipline.
• Expertise architecting or validating next‑generation or first‑of‑kind command‑and‑control systems.
• Direct experience designing or integrating electronic warfare effectors into mission systems.
• Prior involvement in shaping technology or product roadmaps for defense mission systems.
• Experience working across strategy, business development, and engineering organizations to define new market opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of C2 architectures that don’t just support the future of the field — they define it, driving mission success and shaping the next era of command and control.
• Validate cutting-edge architecture concepts and patterns in emerging C2 markets.
• Shape and execute technology roadmaps aligned to future C2 capability needs.
• Partner with strategy teams to assess and influence our approach to new C2 market opportunities.
• Lead system-level trades, modeling, and analysis that inform key architecture decisions.
• Integrate electronic warfare effector concepts into cohesive, multidomain C2 architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to transition architectural concepts into executable baselines.
• Deliver high impact technical artifacts, including architecture views, gap analyses, and capability roadmaps.
• Engage directly with customers and partners to refine operational needs and align them to technical solutions.
• Represent the organization in internal and external technical forums to advance innovation in C2 systems.
• Willing and able to travel up to 20% required.

Benefits

• 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
• Eligible for relocation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees