Principal Systems Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-01-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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 Principal Systems Engineers 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 Principal 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
    • Manage moderately sized projects or processes
    • Manage the entrance and exit criteria of Design Reviews, Integration, Dry Run, and Formal Qualification Testing
    • Manage numerous and undefined problems and issues requiring detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation to understand the problem
    • Oversee the development of full lifecycle solutions from CONOPS to Validation while leading customer discussions and reporting to project leadership
    • Oversee and supporting the Integration of Solutions within their target environment
    • Oversee lab activities including definition, setup, configuration management, and testing
    • Act as a Subject Matter Expert within discipline and a mentor to junior engineers

Qualifications You Must Have
    • Proficiency in tooling to include CAMEO, Rhapsody, Microsoft products, or tasking boards (Jira, IBM EWM, etc.)
    • Knowledge of the full Systems Engineering V – from CONOPS development to Sustainment
    • Strong integration and test knowledge including digital twins, test procedures, test automation, test execution, and test reporting
    • Ability to interact effectively with multidisciplinary teams of design professionals including electrical, mechanical, software, test, logistics and other system engineers
    • Knowledge of or application of Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
    • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) 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
    • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
    • The ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance within 1 year of start date  
    • U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer
    • Experience with Survivable Mobile Command Center architectures and operations
    • Experience working in an Agile development environment
    • Experience in Systems support to software and hardware development
    • Technical Experience with communication Radio and Systems: SATCOM, LOS/BLOS, AEHF, or V/UHF 
    • Technical Experience with computer networking for ground-based, ship, submarine, or airborne platforms
    • Scripting knowledge and experience

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