PLM System Architect (Hybrid)

RTX•Charlotte, NC

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

As major pursuits such as the Next-Gen Single Aisle Commercial Aircraft, the US Department of Defense Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative, and other opportunities associated with the Collins ‘Big 7’ increasingly become nearer, the Collins Aerospace Strategic Business Units (SBU) tasked with designing, developing, and delivering on these endeavors requires improved effectiveness and a transformative capability revolution to perform their tasks to stay competitive and meet the increasing demands of our Aerospace & Defense customers. Engineering Enablement & Solutions is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to be the Collins Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System Lead, leading the PLM System which is a critical digital information management system leveraged by the Collins Engineering workforce. The Collins PLM system is central to the overarching Collins Connected Engineering System, the comprehensive digital system leveraged by the 20,000+ engineers across Collins Aerospace. The Collins Engineering workforce is composed of 9 STEM families, and the Collins Connected Engineering System will enable all 9 STEM families to unlock their skills and strengths through holistic capability enablement solutions. The need to modernize and transform this system is real, but so is the need to maintain execution excellence with the current configuration. This Senior Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for championing systems engineering practices and principles into the architecture, design, development, verification, validation, and management of all configurations of the Collins PLM system within the Collins Connected Engineering System. The engineer who fills this role will be accountable for development and maturation of the systems engineering artifacts for the Collins PLM system and ensure the Collins PLM system meets the functional and non-functional requirements of its consumers and stakeholders. The engineer who fills this role will leverage agile processes and an agile mindset for workflow management and provide PLM-centric technical leadership to internal and external stakeholders. This is a hybrid role that requires proximity to a major Collins Aerospace site.

Requirements

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position (U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder).
Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience.
Practical Knowledge in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices and principles with willingness and ability to gain full proficiency in MBSE
Working Experience with SysML and systems modeling tools
Practical Knowledge in model-based architecture frameworks
Strong understanding of digital engineering implementations in a gated development process.

Nice To Haves

Experience delivering hardware-centric products/systems within highly regulated industries (e.g., aerospace, automative, defense)
Experience designing & delivering capabilities (integrated processes, technology & training) to technical consumers
Proven success leveraging systems engineering principles for complex system of systems scale, multi-domain problem spaces across the entire cradle-to-grave lifecycle
Experience with systems engineering tools (e.g., DOORS, Cameo, TeamWork Cloud, Matlab, Polarion, JAMA) , and standards (e.g., INCOSE, ISO 15288)
Awareness of architecture frameworks such as the Object Management Group (OMG) Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
Agile/SAFe implementation in an engineering context

Responsibilities

Adherence and enforcement of the EES Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).
Incorporation of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methods into the lifecycle management of the PLM System.
Incorporation of Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) Enterprise Architecture (EA) industry standards into the lifecycle management of the Collins PLM System.
Accountability for Architecture Governance of the Collins PLM System.
SysML and UAFML architecture and design artifacts.
Stakeholder Requirements.
Model-based Functional & Non-Functional System Level Requirements.
System Engineering artifact traceability relationships.
Verification & validation cases & procedures.
System risks & opportunities.
Formal and informal review artifacts.
Adhering to the Agile work management system for the Collins PLM System.
Ownership of the Collins PLM System systems engineering artifact backlog.
Intake multiple stakeholder viewpoints to deliver an optimal Collins PLM System aligned to all stakeholder needs.
Prioritization of the Collins PLM System backlogs, to enable the development teams to develop the right solution at the right time, the right way.
Participate in quarterly Program Increment Planning Events and the continually recurring Agile ceremonies.
Bring a continuous improvement, growth mindset approach to drive iterative improvements to our deliverables and to our execution approaches.
Championing industry standards & best practices of systems engineering across the EES directorate
Channeling soft skills to cultivate a technical, systems-mindset culture shift across the EES organization
Communicating and collaborating with key executive stakeholders on strategic, architectural aspects of the Collins PLM System
Mentoring EES employees regarding the Systems Engineering Discipline