Senior Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2025-10-01

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD102: Guardian Gateway - Aberdeen Pr 6260 Guardian Gateway , Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005 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: Secret

Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is currently looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join the Precision Navigation (PNav) Systems and Software for Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for air defense, air control, and self-protection missions in airborne and ground applications. The Systems Engineering Test team is involved in all aspects of Systems Design and Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V). This team, based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, is responsible for supporting backend system engineering on multiple IFF product lines. The ideal candidate for this position should be familiar with both frontend and backend systems engineering activities.

What Will You Do
   • Integrate hardware and software into IFF systems, evaluating their functionality and impact
   • Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration, and verification documentation and perform/execute the testing
   • Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging
   • Develop test documentation, execute plans, analyze data, verify requirements and effectively communicate results to leadership and stakeholders
   • Work with a multi-disciplinary team to achieve seamless integration and system functionality
   • Develop leadership skills leading small test efforts
   • Travel less than 20% to support mission execution at various locations including local RTX facilities, test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations

Qualifications You Must Have
   • Experience with Digital Engineering Tools (DOORS, Cameo, Microsoft Office Suite, etc.)
   • Experience with Systems Integration & Qualification Activities: systems integration, requirements analysis, procedure development, test development, test execution and evaluation of results
   • Prior experience with both Waterfall and Agile Development Processes
   • Experience generating and delivering technical documentation to stakeholders, including creating, reviewing, and updating test artifacts
   • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience

Qualifications We Prefer
   • Experience with radio, radar or secondary radar systems
   • Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) government contracts
   • Experience leading small teams to achieve program cost and schedule objectives
   • Experience with System Engineering Product Cycle
   • Experience with National Instruments LabVIEW, LabWindows CVI or TestStand suite of tools
   • Knowledge of DoD AIMs/TSO Certifications

   • Active Secret Security Clearance

What We Offer
    • 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!  

Learn More & Apply Now! 

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 ma