Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Engineering (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-11-12

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

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​

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: TS/SCI

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. 

Advanced Technology & Capabilities is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Mission Engineering technical study teams in the Collins Aerospace Mission Systems Strategic Business Unit. Mission Engineering is an analytical and data-driven approach to decompose and analyze the constituent parts of a mission to identify measurable trade-offs and draw conclusions. It involves the deliberate planning, analyzing, organizing, and integrating of current and emerging operational and systems capabilities to achieve desired warfighting mission effects. The Engineering Manager will provide leadership and support a growing fast-moving team within Collins Aerospace.

What You Will Do:

• Develop and work to support the Mission Engineering Studies across Mission Systems

• Lead study teams advancing state-of-the-art technologies understanding in Mission Engineering to support the business key strategic initiatives.

• Support integration of ME/OA output into product line strategies

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

• Identify opportunities to advance the technology portfolio resulting in enhanced products to meet our customers future needs

• Ensure compliance with international trade policies and procedures

• Ensure the protection of Collins Aerospace intellectual property; safeguard customer and supplier/partner intellectual property

• This position may require travel occasional travel (up to 10%)

What You Will Learn:

• Lead the design and deployment of cutting-edge solutions, honing your skills in leveraging engineering expertise to drive impactful outcomes

• Develop expertise in state-of-the-art analytics tools and methodologies, enhancing your ability to extract actionable insights from complex data sets

• Manage technical risks and execute mitigation plans, refining your ability to navigate complex project challenges while ensuring successful project outcomes

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

• Experience leading mission engineering study teams, including mentoring, task delegation, and cross-functional collaboration in a technical development environment.

• Active and transferable TS/SCI U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Advanced Degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM))

• Previous experience in a Research & Development environment

• Previous experience writing proposals for externally-funded research

• Previous management/leadership experience

• Have the ability to function well, both alone and with others, and have strong interpersonal skills.

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.

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dent