Date Posted:

2023-12-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

The Integrated Strategic Solutions Engineering (ISSE) team is looking for an exceptionally motivated Principal Systems Engineer that is passionate about systems engineering with the ability to drive an innovative network solution in a highly technical environment.  

 

As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will develop and validate system models and designs for Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) mission systems solutions used on our military customers’ aircraft and ground stations. This opportunity includes supporting one or both of the following platforms: E-4 and E-6. Primary responsibility will be to focus on customer needs and requirements to design, develop, document, integrate, and test both hardware and software systems, ranging from black box to the complex end-to-end platform systems. This position will also be responsible for providing technical guidance to multidisciplined teams, leading effective meetings, cultivating and reinforcing group values, and identifying, analyzing and correcting technical problems. 

 

Projects span the entire development lifecycle, including pursuit and order capture, trade study, system design, requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirement traceability, use case development for software/hardware, systems integration, verification testing and qualification. 

 

The candidate will work closely with fellow systems engineers, Technical Project Engineers (PEs), Product Line / Program Management, software, hardware, electrical and support staff to assure defined requirements are consistently met in all phases of the product lifecycle. This position will support defining the future of armed forces NC3 defense systems. This position is located onsite in Richardson, TX. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

Serve as a network technology and systems engineering focal point for leadership and the customer for ISSE mission equipment packages/solutions 

Lead system development teams to understand, analyze, and develop the models, requirements, and designs using enterprise standard tools, processes, and industry best practices. 

Contribute to technical proposal preparation and serve as a subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal and customer reviews 

Apply SysML concepts for System Modeling across a full engineering lifecycle. 

Lead system integration and troubleshooting for complex embedded software applications, hardware, LRU’s, and system of systems environments. 

Ensure the development and management of technical risks and develop and execute mitigation plans 

Lead and advise engineering managers, program managers, business development managers, product line managers, and component architects 

Establish trusted and influential relationships with customers and suppliers 

Monitor cost and schedule and report project status to program management and engineering leadership. 

Basic Qualifications: 

Network design experience with TCP/IP, SNMP, VPNs, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, QoS and other commonly used networking services and routing protocols used on WANs/LANs.

Experience with designing, developing and deploying resilient network solutions for military applications/platforms or similar applications.

Experience with end-to-end systems architecture governance and design principles.

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Experience systems engineering and open systems architecture.

Aptitude for modern virtualization techniques and capabilities.

Experience with NC3 system architecture development, and systems, software, and hardware engineering.

Operations concept development.

System and product design.

Model & Requirements management.

Technical risk management, interface definition and control.

Experience with aircraft level system integration. 

Development of integration and test plans, test cases and procedures. 

Executing product and system level tests to include experience with automation test tools or scripting. 

Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering concepts and tools such as Magic Draw CAMEO, Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect.

Experience in technical proposal writing - Make/Buy Decision-making and trade study experience.

Ability to travel domestically (up to 20% of time). 

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.

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

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Minimum Program Qualifications

· Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

· Have prior experience in functional area of interest

· Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

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*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

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! 

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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