Senior Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2025-06-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

FL410: Largo FL MFG 7887 Bryan Dairy Road , Largo, FL, 33777 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: Secret

Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace

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. You will be a member of a multi-disciplinary group of System, Hardware and Software Engineers. We are a growing business developing new products in an aggressive and competitive market. The new designs are exciting and technically challenging. 

The Protected Communication Systems (PCS) team is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support programs for our US military and various international customers, keeping the world safe from foreign threats. PCS supports multiple Collins contracts and is seeking to fill roles across several open contracts – our goal is to align each new hire with a position that best suits their skills and allows for career growth. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be a member of an Integrated Program Team (IPT) developing architecture, refining requirements, guiding system development and integration, supporting test development, and working closely with our customers and suppliers to ensure we deliver world class solutions.

What You Will Do
    • Develop full lifecycle features from CONOPS to Validation while collaborating with the customer
    • Define lab activities including setup, configuration management, and testing
    • Define Modeling, Hardware, and Software Interfaces
    • Coach and review the work of lower-level professionals
    • Manage the preparation and/or execution of Design Reviews as well as Integration, Dry Run, and Formal Qualification Testing
    • Work with little oversight to solve difficult and sometimes complex problems
    • Analyze system behaviors, supporting system trade studies, requirements analysis, allocation to subsystems

Qualifications You Must Have
    • Knowledge of the full Systems Engineering V – from CONOPS development to Sustainment
    • Ability to interact effectively with multidisciplinary teams of design professionals including electrical, mechanical, software, test, logistics and other system engineers
    • 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
    • Active and transferable Secret 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

Qualifications We Prefer
    • Experience with Nuclear Command & Control (NC3) programs for STRATCOM, E-4B, E-6B, and/or other Strategic initiatives
    • Experience with audio and video (hardware or software) product design and development, including how it’s done in a product, protocols, chipsets, configuration
    • Experience with integrating communication Radio and Systems: SATCOM, LOS/BLOS, AEHF, or V/UHF
    • Experience with computer networking including API development and systems security
    • Proficiency in tooling to include CAMEO, Rhapsody, Microsoft products, or tasking boards (Jira, IBM EWM, etc.)
    • Experience with and knowledge of scripting for analysis or build and test automation
    • Active Top 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           
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