Chief Systems Architect- Onsite

Date Posted:

2026-04-14

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-FL-ST PETERSBURG-381BD ~ 7401 22nd Ave N ~ BLDG D

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 Type:

Secret - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

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. 

 

The Systems for Tactical Realtime Information Exchange (STRĪX) engineering organization, located in St. Petersburg, FL, is seeking an Associate Director of Systems Engineering to join our systems engineering team as onsite Chief Systems Architect.   

 

The Chief Systems Architect plays a pivotal role in overseeing the design, integration, and optimization of complex systems within an organization. They are responsible for ensuring that all system components work harmoniously and effectively to meet project goals and requirements. This includes defining system architecture, guiding technical teams, evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Additionally, they collaborate closely with stakeholders to align system solutions with business objectives and provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle. Their expertise is crucial in addressing technical challenges, mitigating risks, and driving innovation in system development. 

 

What You Will Do:

• Defines a top-level conceptual model that conveys the structure and behavioral views of a system 

• Creates the blueprint for both a system and the associated project, laying out the system's components or modules, the way they interact, and the technologies and standards to be used  

• Ensures that a system meets the requirements of performance, scalability, reliability and maintainability 

• Leads a team of system architects across the engineering organization; Imparts knowledge, expertise and technical experience to less-experienced members of the engineering organization 

• Participates in planning, definition and high-level design of the solution and explores solution alternatives 

• Works with portfolio stakeholders to develop, analyze, split and realize the definition of features and capabilities 

• Champion the development of system requirements, ensuring complete, unambiguous, verifiable and traceable requirements that serve as a foundation for design, development and testing of the overall system