Principal Systems Engineer - APNT Solutions - IPT Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-06-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 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.

Principal Systems Engineer - APNT Solutions - IPT Lead (Onsite)

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer with a passion for engineering and the desire to lead to join the Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (APNT) Solutions team. The team is responsible for architecting, designing, and developing systems for real-time embedded navigation and timing solutions for military ground, airborne, and maritime applications. 

This position offers abundant opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of Assured PNT systems architecture, and to apply that knowledge in a team effort to develop our navigation products for the warfighter. 

Collins Aerospace continues to build on a strong history of providing navigation equipment to meet the evolving needs of commercial and military users. Our navigation solutions provide enhanced situational awareness and pinpoint accuracy for airborne and surface missions worldwide allowing users of our equipment to complete their mission and return home safe. 

What you will do: 

• You will provide project execution management including detail planning, cost account management, status and analysis, while also participating in system design and implementation activities where possible. 
• You will participate in and facilitate Agile team ceremonies, Agile sprint reviews, user story refinement and end of sprint product demos as a product owner. 
• You will collaborate across Integrated Product Teams (IPTS) on program goals. 
• You will provide communication and status to relevant stakeholders. 
• You will support verification and traceability of the system requirements. 
• You will support peer reviews on test procedures & design documentation. 
• You will own the development of your design approach through collaboration with subject matter experts. 
• You will help drive resolution for technical issues through problem-solving and coordination across impacted teams. 
• You will have the opportunity to improve our approaches through sharing lessons learned with the team and department. 

What you will learn: 

• You will be able to gain highly visible leadership experience and exposure within the Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT), Resilient Navigation Solutions, and Mission Systems. 
• You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in the most advanced navigation equipment. 
• You will gain exposure to multiple key technologies with opportunities to deepen your subject matter expertise in related areas. 
• You will have opportunities to influence and enrich the department culture as we continuously look to improve.  

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required 
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.  Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements. 
• This position will require a up to 15% travel. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior experience in GPS and/or Antenna Electronics development  
• Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) 
• Project management experience 
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework and DevSecOps 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where