Senior Systems Engineer - Airborne Mobile (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace is where innovation meets precision in the development of cutting-edge simulators and training systems for both military and commercial sectors. We harness advanced technology to craft specialized training solutions tailored to some of the most challenging roles in aviation. Our products range from simple desktop trainers to sophisticated, full-scale flight simulators equipped with high-fidelity weapon systems, full visual motion, and simulator interoperability. By merging real-world scenarios with virtual environments, we deliver the simulation and training tools necessary to stay ahead in a dynamic world. In this position, you will focus on the decomposition and design of complex training device features and interfaces. You will work in a fast-paced, modern, agile development environment, and collaborate closely with software and hardware to build and test advanced mission capabilities and features. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. You will be a member of a multi-disciplinary group of System, Hardware and Software Engineers. We are a growing business developing new products in an aggressive and competitive market. The new designs are exciting and technically challenging. The Integrated Platforms (IP) team is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support programs for our US military and various international customers, keeping the world safe from foreign threats. IP supports multiple Collins contracts and is seeking to fill roles across several open contracts – our goal is to align each new hire with a position that best suits their skills and allows for career growth. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be a member of an Integrated Program Team (IPT) developing architecture, refining requirements, guiding system development and integration, supporting test development, and working closely with our customers and suppliers to ensure we deliver world class solutions.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
- Active and transferable U.S. Government DoD Secret Security Clearance is required prior to start date
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI caveat
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Extensive experience with DevOps pipelines operating in both Linux and Windows environments
- Practical experience with Ansible/YAML
- Experience with writing and maintaining scripting
- Experience working on or with networked environments
- Ability to travel up to 25% per year and flexibility to travel on short notice
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Survivable Mobile Command Center architectures and operations
- Experience working on fielded systems
- Experience with systems support to software and hardware development
- Experience with Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
- Experience with computer networking for ground-based, ship, submarine, or airborne platforms
- An active Top Secret clearance with SCI caveat
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of full lifecycle solutions from CONOPS to Validation while collaborating with the customer
- Define lab activities including setup, configuration management, and testing
- Define Modeling, Hardware, and Software Interfaces
- Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals
- Manage the preparation and/or execution of Design Reviews as well as Integration, Dry Run, and Formal Qualification Testing
- Work with little oversight to solve difficult and complex problems
- Analyze system behaviors, supporting system trade studies, requirements analysis, allocation to subsystems
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 assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
