Senior Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2023-12-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HVA34: Sterling, VA 22640 Davis Dr , Sterling, VA, 20164-7104 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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.

The Senior Systems Engineer position is within the Simulation Solutions and Services (SS&S) business area. SS&S develops and builds simulators and training systems for both military and commercial customers, with the primary focus being the defense industry.  SS&S Training Device products cover a range of complexity and include desktop trainers, part-task trainers, full-flight simulators, sophisticated maintenance training devices, high-fidelity weapon system trainers and virtual training devices. This position will directly support the E-2D trainer program.

This position is responsible for performing assignments requiring the installation and testing of Collins Aerospace Simulation and Training Devices. The primary functions are to direct or perform installation, operational checkout, and system testing both in-house and on-site as required in accordance with Collins Aerospace and customer requirements. Services are performed using Collins-approved methods and workmanship standards to ensure optimum equipment operation and customer satisfaction. The Senior Systems Engineer supports equipment and systems of high complexity and advanced technology. This role will be located onsite at our Sterling, VA location. Eligible for relocation.

What you will do:

• Derive system level requirements from customer requirements.

• Ensure requirements are met via allocation to architecture components and subsystem design.

• Develop application-level software in accordance with requirements and detail design.

• Participate in system level verification events by running test procedures, redlining discrepancies and creating trouble reports.

• Create/maintain technical documentation like Systems Requirements Specification, Interface Control Document, Subsystem Design Document, Test Procedures etc.

• Be a part of the team by following directions clearly and maintaining communication with your leader during all time.

• This position will require a minimum of 25% travel.

Education and experience:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant 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

​Skills we value:

• Experience with US Navy E-2 as a NFO is HIGHLY preferred.

• Experience with US Navy E-2 as a Pilot or Avionics Technician is HIGHLY preferred.

• Currently holds a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance adjudicated with 24 months is HIGHLY preferred.

• Experience with maintenance or flight operations of military aircraft

• Experience as a military or commercial pilot

• Knowledge of flight simulators and mission trainers, their architecture and design

• Knowledge of current equipment, technologies, in the field digital systems and embedded systems

• and of programming languages such as C, C++ and C#.

• Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool suite.

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.

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