Senior Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. The Air Combat Test & Training (ACTT) Engineering Department specializes in developing state-of-the-art products for cryptographic, datalink, networking, and command and control applications. They are focused on U.S. military communication systems, navigation systems, and networks, we guide products from concept phase through accreditation to factory production. This includes design, analysis, test, and certification, integrating them into the Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training Environment. They are positioned in the Mission Systems business unit, our role involves addressing challenges such as developing next-generation secure aircraft instrumentation for the next generation, LVC for test and training, and crafting product roadmaps and architectures. The Cybersecurity and Training Missions Engineering Team within ACTT is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team as we provide technical excellence in a rapidly growing Air Combat Training market for system of systems requirements, design, verification, accreditation, and sustainment efforts. As a platform-level systems team, we have direct customer and end-user interaction and coordination across subsystem teams and stakeholders. Our team culture is highly collaborative and uses a tailored version of the Scaled Agile Framework to meet our program goals.

Requirements

• Experience with the systems development process, including requirements, design, integration, test, and documentation of systems, subsystems, or software
• Experience making decisions that impact cost, schedule, and technical performance
• 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
• 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

• Experience with cryptographic, datalink, networking, and command and control applications
• Experience with communication systems, navigation systems, and networks
• Experience with design, analysis, test, and certification, integrating them into the Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training Environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform requirements verification activities, ensuring system requirements are complete, accurate, and fully traceable across the lifecycle
• Develop verification test procedures and independently execute them within a secure laboratory environment, ensuring technical rigor and compliance
• Conduct peer reviews of test procedures and design documentation, providing technical guidance and elevating engineering quality across the team
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to align on program goals, resolve integration challenges, and support planning and execution activities
• Communicate status, risks, and technical insights to stakeholders, influencing decisions that impact cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Develop and own system design approaches, coordinating with subject matter experts while modeling system behaviors, interfaces, and architecture elements within an Model‑Based System Engineering (MBSE) environment
• Apply MBSE methods and tools to ensure requirements, architecture, and verification activities remain consistent and digitally connected throughout the system lifecycle
• Drive resolution of technical issues by applying structured problem‑solving, coordinating across affected teams, and ensuring timely closure
• Provide limited mentoring to early‑career engineers, including guidance in the application of MBSE techniques and system modeling best practices

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: Senior