Senior Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Solutions (Onsite)
About The Position
Join a team with a global impact that extends beyond the skies! At Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, we're at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and intelligent solutions for the aerospace and defense industry. Joining us means more than just starting a job—it's embarking on a journey to shape the future of aerospace technology. Our Connected Aviation group is thrilled to offer a Senior Systems Engineer role within our Air Traffic Solutions (ATS) team in Marlborough, MA. As part of the ATS team, you'll be instrumental in developing the next generation of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) and supporting our existing fielded systems. Step into a role where your innovations will revolutionize air traffic control and make a lasting impact on aviation worldwide. What You Will Do: You will work on the cutting-edge STARS air traffic control system, the backbone of air traffic management in the United States. You will join a dynamic systems engineering team dedicated to modernizing the STARS system under an exciting new contract. You will drive innovation by developing creative solutions to customer challenges and developing subsystem, hardware and software requirements documentation. You will play a key role in verifying these requirements by supporting integration and test as well as verification test planning and conduct. Systems Engineering supports all parts of the STARS program. A typical system engineer will have responsibilities in one or more of the following: Help lead cybersecurity development activities including coordination with our customers Develop requirements and prototype software with direct impact on modernizing air traffic control across the country. Develop Artificial Intelligence solutions to assist our customers and engineering team. Strengthen our test environment by creating world class automated test tools. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less experienced members of the team. What You Will Learn: You will gain exposure to multiple air traffic systems and have a helping hand in developing solutions to modernize and integrate them to meet the demands of the future. You can take your career to the next level by becoming a subject matter expert and valued consultant to our systems engineering team. In addition, you would interact with the customer as we innovate solutions to modernize and improve the ATC solution in the US and around the world.
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
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in software/systems engineering, with expertise in requirements decomposition, flow-down, and verification.
- Must have prior experience with IBM DOORS, Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Must have experience generating technical documentation and preparing and facilitating briefings with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
- U.S. citizenship is required - Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.
- Must be willing to obtain FAA clearance: Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience supporting a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) government contract.
- Prior experience in Air Traffic Control or Airspace/Aircraft Services
- Prior experience with cybersecurity auditing and response management
- Prior experience with Red Hat Linux 9.x.
- Prior experience with integration and test best practices.
- Prior experience in the use of AI to improve the product lifecycle
- Previous work in defining, decomposition and verification approach of requirements through specification release
- Hands on integration and test experience including automated test
- Experience in re-architecting large legacy systems into a containerized micro-service design
- Prior experience in Cloud based systems
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Help lead cybersecurity development activities including coordination with our customers
- Develop requirements and prototype software with direct impact on modernizing air traffic control across the country.
- Develop Artificial Intelligence solutions to assist our customers and engineering team.
- Strengthen our test environment by creating world class automated test tools.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to less experienced members of the team.
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
- And more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
