Senior Systems Engineer - TS/SCI required (onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-07-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

TX234: Richardson 1717 CityLine 1717 East CityLine Drive Building C17, Richardson, TX, 75082 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. We have the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work onsite in Richardson, TX.   An active and transferable TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date.

What You Will Do

In this position you will be involved with software engineering, cross domain solutions and cyber-security compliance.

• You will work on program sustainment and modernization efforts spanning the product lifecycle, including customer engagement, requirements definition, software/hardware development & integration, as system test & validation as well as deployment & maintenance.

• You will work closely with the program team engaging engineers from systems, software, cybersecurity, and infrastructure to ensure the product delivery to the customer and end users is done with minimal impact to the operational execution.

• You will perform integration, test, and documentation duties to ensure proper operation of product within both factory and operational platforms.

• You will adhere to accepted standards and processes for development, including participating in peer reviews, maintaining test environments & coverage, providing feedback for product improvements as well as working to ensure consistency in quality and performance.

• You will have designated responsibilities supporting one of three program Product Owners executing the different facets of the program:  sustainment, infrastructure and/or modernization.

• You will work with the Lead Systems Engineer to ensure the overall system execution is reliable, maintainable, and deployable while always meeting operational performance.

• You will have strong problem-solving ability.

• You will be self-motivated

• You will have the desire to work and thrive in a team environment.

• You will have the willingness to learn and expand experiences.

• You will have effective verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires 5 years working experience in integration, testing, requirements development.

• Linux command line, scripting

• Automation tool solution experience

• Experience using Agile methodologies.

• Experience with Atlassian/Jira toolset for task management.

• Experience with configuring, integrating, troubleshooting applications.

• Windows Server 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.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer​

• Configuration Management experience

• Experience with Test Driven Development

• Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

• Experience using continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.

• RHEL certification

• Security+ certification

• Linux+ certification

• Nessus/ACAS experience

• Experience with Selenium

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, hom