Principal Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

4d • $107,500 - $204,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS) group is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer to join the team within Precision Navigation. With the full array of Precision Landing- enabling functionalities, the team is responsible for architecting, designing, and developing systems and producing products that serve the Land, Sea and Airborne domains. Some of the sub-products that make up the product line are the following: Datalinks, Airborne computing, data processing and GPS Sensor Systems.

Requirements

• Experience using Simulink including in the Polyspace toolset
• Experience integrating autogenerated code
• Experience with DO-178 DAL processes and working in a certification environment
• 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
• 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

• Prior experience in Position, Navigation, and Timing development
• Project Engineering experience
• Knowledge of lab integration
• Ability to perform on multiple threads in parallel

Responsibilities

• Assist in performing analysis at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal
• Help design advanced functionality in real-time embedded software products
• Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for lab integration of JPALS hardware and software with a focus on automation and the integration of Simulink autocode
• Work on multiple programs simultaneously
• Assist with managing configuration process, performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Support verification and traceability of the system requirements to include: Assist with decomposing customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system requirements
• Generate verification criteria and plans for the requirements
• Conduct automated verification of requirements
• Support peer reviews on development artifacts across domains
• Own the development of your design approach through collaboration with subject matter experts
• Help drive resolution for technical issues through problem-solving and coordination across impacted teams
• Coordinate with cross-functional team members to complete assignments & projects as defined and on schedule

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
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal