Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Infrastructure (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-10-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX38: 1717 E Cityline Drive 1717 E Cityline Drive Building C17, Richardson, TX, 75082 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

Are you looking to make a meaningful, positive impact while advancing your career? 

Embark on a journey where your expertise in systems engineering will help shape the future of aerospace technology. At Collins Aerospace, we’re modernizing the U.S. Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) capability as part of a program to recapitalize with the next-generation capabilities. 

As our next Senior Principal Systems Engineer we will provide the training and tools to help grow the skills you will need to become a subject matter expert (SME) in the systems engineering lifecycle. You will learn from the best and brightest in the communications and nuclear deterrence domain working at Collins Aerospace. 

This position is for Richardson, TX. 

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What You Will Do:

• You will be responsible for projects spanning 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.  

• Leads System and Product Design, Requirements management, technical risk management, interface definition and control, integration and test, and aircraft-level system integration.

• Works with the definition of Software-Defined System architectures.

• Leads the software development experience (e.g., Python, Java, Go, etc.).

• Deploys Linux-based network technologies and services (e.g., routing protocols, DHCP, DNS, PXE, TFTP, HTTP, NTP, PTP, etc.).

• You will be responsible for providing technical guidance to multidisciplined teams, leading effective working sessions, cultivating and reinforcing group values, and identifying, analyzing and correcting technical problems.  

• You will apply SysML concepts for System Modeling across a full engineering lifecycle.   

• You will lead engineering teams to understand, analyze, and develop the models, requirements, and designs using enterprise standard tools, processes, and industry best practices.   

• You will ensure the development and management of technical risks and develop and execute mitigation plans.  

• You will establish trusted and influential relationships with customers and suppliers.  

• You will coordinate across strategic business units for alignment of portfolio roadmaps.   

Qualifications YOU Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Previous professional experience in leading System and Product Design, Requirements management, technical risk management, interface definition and control, integration and test, and aircraft-level system integration.

• Experience in the definition of Software-Defined System architectures.

• Software development experience (e.g., Python, Java, Go, etc.).

• Hands-on experience deploying Linux-based network technologies and services (e.g., routing protocols, DHCP, DNS, PXE, TFTP, HTTP, NTP, PTP, etc.).

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and managing virtual machines and hyper-converged infrastructure on bare metal.

• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and managing application containers (e.g., Docker).

• Hands-on experience deploying, administering, and operating Kubernetes clusters.

• Hands-on experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Ansible, Ter