Senior Systems Engineer (Onsite)
RTXAbout the role
Date Posted:
2025-04-29Country:
United States of AmericaLocation:
MA801: Marlborough, MA 1001 Boston Post Road Building 2, Marlborough, MA, 01752 USAPosition Role Type:
OnsiteU.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 clearanceSecurity Clearance:
DoD Clearance: SecretRaytheon 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 Enduring & Open Systems Solutions (EOSS) Team is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer in a role committed to creating creative and cost-effective solutions for our ground and airborne systems. As part of Collins Mission Systems, we specialize in developing advanced communications systems, ground and flight computers, sensors, cyber and software solutions, as well as providing integration of Mission Systems. As part of the EOSS Department, the Systems Engineering Team supports a variety of communications systems and apertures including Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) antennas for multi-band multi-constellation satellite communications (SATCOM) and Line-of-Sight (LOS) systems for communications and sensing applications.
This position is onsite and can be located in McKinney, TX, Marlborough, MA or Fort Wayne, IN. It requires an active DoD Secret Security clearance on day 1 with the ability to obtain and maintain SAP.
What You Will Do:
Support system trade studies, requirements analysis, architecture, and allocation to subsystems
Participate in development of test & integration plans and procedures and generation of test flow diagrams
Participate in integration, verification, and validation tasks and activities
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams
Manage problems and issues requiring detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation
Support the development of full lifecycle solutions from CONOPS to Validation
Work autonomously with limited oversight from manager
Coach and review work to lower-level professionals
Influence others regarding policies, practices, and procedures
Manage small projects or processes
Manage preparation and execution of program design reviews
Review and document moderate changes in systems or processes to solve difficult and often complex problems
Communicate with team members within and outside of department or organization
Communicate with customers, vendors, or subcontractors
Use advanced knowledge from an advanced university degree combined with professional experience
Qualifications You Must Have:
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
Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance is required to work in our organization
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Experience in supporting a team in requirements development and system architecture
Participation in medium-scale test and integration activities
Knowledge of requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, DNG)
Familiarity of Model-Based Systems Engineering (e.g., SysML, Cameo, Rhapsody)
Knowledge of modeling/simulation tools (e.g., Matlab)
Understanding of Systems Engineering support for Software, Hardware, and Firmware development and collaboration
Qualifications We Prefer
Familiarity with production and manufacturing
Familiarity with qualification processes and certification procedures
Knowledge of or application of Earned Value Management System
Proficiency in tooling to include Microsoft products or tasking boards (e.g., Jira)
Agile working environment experience
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