Senior Principal Systems Engineer; Onsite

Collins Aerospace, managed by Collins Aerospace (RTX), is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer to act as a Systems Engineering lead for the Enduring Open Systems Solutions (EOSS) Products Team located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

This organization is responsible for leading system development of next generation Open System Architecture solutions, including open standards compliant modularity products and the ability to rapidly deploy new mission‑critical capabilities to the warfighter. As part of Collins Mission Systems, we specialize in developing advanced communications systems, ground and flight computers, sensors, cyber and software solutions, and providing integration of Mission Systems.

The candidate will have unique opportunities to work directly with military customers, engineering and program management teams and hardware and software engineers that are leading experts in their fields.

• Serve as the primary technology and systems engineering focal point driving System engineering practices across multiple teams
• Lead defining system design requirements, including derived requirements, from customers
• Oversee and guide technical direction to understand, analyze, and develop the models, requirements, and designs using enterprise standard tools, processes, and industry best practices
• Support engineering teams in the development of test & integration plans, procedures and generation of test flow diagrams
• Lead integration, verification, and validation tasks and activities
• Conduct performance analyses and simulations as needed
• Interact with multidisciplinary teams to achieve full product design (including hardware, software and firmware engineering)
• Prepare presentations and brief to customers during program design reviews
• Manage problems and issues requiring detailed information gathering, analysis, and investigation
• Coach, review, and delegate work to lower‑level professionals

• Experience in leading a team in requirements development and system architecture
• Participation in large‑scale test and integration activities
• Expertise in requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, DNG) or equivalent
• Expertise in Model‑Based Systems Engineering (e.g., SysML, Cameo, Rhapsody)
• Proficiency in modeling/simulation tools (e.g., Matlab)
• Understanding of Systems Engineering support for Software, Hardware, and Firmware development and collaboration
• Comfort in interacting and engaging directly with customers and external business partners
• Leadership and mentoring experience systems engineering teams
• Proven track record in capturing customer requirements, operations concept development, deriving and tracing system and sub‑system requirements
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required prior to start date

• Familiarity with qualification processes and certification procedures
• Experience or exposure to leading team with applications such as Microsoft Project, Confluence/JIRA
• Effective communication skills with all levels of management, program team members, and external stakeholders
• Agile experience as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, or other Agile leadership roles
• Competence in peer review processes, configuration, and change management
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Understanding of military concepts of operations or radio performance standards
• Familiarity with design to cost / design for manufacturing methods and experience transitioning product to factory production
• Existing Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

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…