Principal Platform Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Systems (Onsite)

RTX•Marlborough, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Air Traffic Systems (ATS), Systems Engineering Department has an immediate opportunity for an experienced Platform Systems Engineer to join our ATS Air Traffic Control (ATC) team in Fullerton, CA, Omaha, NE or Marlborough, MA. Principal Systems Engineers provide technical direction and clarification of requirements to software development teams & test personnel, perform system engineering analyses including trade studies, requirements definition and derivation, interface definition, and requirement verification and validation. As part of the ATS team, you'll be instrumental in supporting the next generation of Air Traffic Control by supporting the replacement of the Federal Aviation System’s (FAA) aging legacy systems. This position requires occasional domestic travel.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
Must have a minimum of 5 years of prior experience in systems engineering, with experience in containerization technologies (ex. Docker, Podman, Kubernetes)
SSL/TLS Certificate Management experience
Experience with Red Hat Linux 9.x
Experience with Systems Integration and Test and best practices
Must have prior experience generating and delivering technical documentation to stakeholders, including drafting, reviewing, and updating materials
Experience with automated test tools
Test experience at customer or offsite locations
U.S. citizenship is required - Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.
Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clearance.

Nice To Haves

Platform engineering experience (REST APIs, Gitlab, Helm, JSON, Argo CD, React, Gitops)
Prior experience supporting a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) government contract.
Experience with Agile Development Processes
Experience with AI/Machine Learning, Modeling and Simulation Applications, Agile/Scrum, and Atlassian Jira/Confluence

Responsibilities

Perform networking and integration activities to support development, maintenance, and deployment of the system
Manage and/or generate systems engineering related documentation of legacy and newly developed products (design memos, specifications, diagrams, Interface Control Documents, test requirements/plans, optimization procedures) in support of projects.
Perform Data analysis, including development of various analysis tools
Make informed technical decisions to drive project success and conduct various technical analyses to support decision making process
Perform trade studies and make recommendations with respect to insertion of new technologies and algorithms on our roadmap to meet required capability advances.
Support the planning, execution and documenting of formal qualification tests
Perform job analysis to estimate engineering effort required for specific tasks and projects.
Support other engineering staff with system engineering related technical issues.

Benefits

Flexible work weeks: 9/80A, 5/40; Flexible work Hours: Core hours, Modified time
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of PTO 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
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs