Systems Engineer II - Avionics Test Engineering (Onsite)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for the right runway for your career to take flight? The Avionics Test Engineering organization is a global engineering organization responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the manufacturing test solutions in support of the $5B Avionics strategic business unit as well as external customers including armed services and airlines both domestic and international . This position is for an emerging Systems Engineer II on the Avionics Test Engineering Systems team within Operations. The team’s charter is to lead the Avionics Test Engineering organization in Systems engineering practices by establishin g new processes, requirements development, design, build and verification and validation of our manufacturing acceptance test solutions . This position is onsite, in Cedar Rapids, IA. The Systems Engineer applies engineering principles to design, build, and maintain industry leading test solutions. Ensures understanding of both technical and programmatic requirements. Supports technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for test systems. Decomposes customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system requirements and generates verification criteria and plans for the requirements. Supports configuration process, performs requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field or in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience.
Experience with engineering development tools like DOORS, Jama, Matlab, Atlassian Collaboration Tools, and Microsoft Office 365 suite.
Experience in requirements verification and validation, and developing verification criteria and procedures for the requirements

Nice To Haves

Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve operational goals.
Experience in requirements development including but not limited to stakeholder analysis, decomposition of systems level requirements into hardware and software sub-systems
Experience with Agile Methodologies
Experience with modern scripting languages ( e.g. C++, Labview , Python, etc.)
Experience with avionics industry standards, such as ARINC-429, ARINC-661 (display interface ),ARINC -664 (AFDX), ARINC-818, and IEEE 802.3 (ethernet)
Problem-solving skills with ability to proactively identify alternate solutions to overcome difficult technical challenges .
Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment .
Collins Enterprise Values including Safety |Trust | Accountability | Respect | Collaboration | Innovation .

Responsibilities

Lead Verification Activities for a project.
Lead technical presentations and discussions with the various stakeholders .
Capture requirements and establish solid designs for new projects.
Drive resolution for technical issues through problem solving and coordination across teams .
Generate test cases and conducting verification and validation testing .
Contribute to the process and standards development with both internal and external stakeholders.

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!