Principal Systems Engineer - Onsite

Date Posted:

2024-08-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MA803: Marlborough, MA Building 3 1001 Boston Post Road Building 3, Marlborough, MA, 01752 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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 Solutions (CAS) group is thrilled to offer a Principal 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.

This position is eligible for relocation assistance.

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 crafting system and product-level requirements.

• You will play a key role in verifying these requirements by developing rigorous sell-off criteria, ensuring the highest standards of performance and safety.

• You will have a direct impact on modernizing air traffic control across the country.

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 flight to the next level of your career by becoming a subject matter expert and valued consultant to our systems engineering team.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Must have a minimum of 8 years of experience in 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.

• Education - 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.

• 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.  

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior experience with programming skills in C++ and/or Java/J2EE, scripting languages like Python, or modeling tools such as MATLAB.

• Prior experience supporting a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) government contract.

• Prior experience with Agile Development Processes.

• Prior experience with Red Hat Linux 9.x. - Prior experience with integration and test best practices.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Flexible work weeks: 9/80A, 5/40; Flexible work Hours:  Core hours, Modified time

• 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