Principal Systems Engineer (hybrid)

RTX RTX · Aerospace · fulton, MD +1 · Engineering

Principal Systems Engineer role at RTX (Collins Aerospace/Solipsys) in Fulton, MD, focusing on command-and-control software systems for aerospace and defense. Responsibilities include technical leadership, full life cycle systems engineering tasks, and mentoring. Requires STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or advanced degree with 5+ years. Experience with specific defense systems, systems engineering tools, and cloud deployments is preferred. Requires a Secret DoD security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a technical lead and systems engineer on challenging software development projects such as the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) or the Battlespace Command and Control Center (BC3).
  2. Be engaged with exciting and innovative advancements in Multi-Sensor and Information Fusion, Networked Situational Awareness, and Visualization technologies.
  3. Perform full life cycle systems engineering tasks including system requirements analysis, definition, architecture design, trade studies, integration, verification and validation (IV&V).
  4. Serve as Technical Leader of medium to large engineering development teams.
  5. Act as systems engineering discipline subject matter expert for department, mentoring other engineers and solving critical technical problems with innovative solutions.

Skills

Required

  • design and requirements derivation for software
  • coaching and mentoring experience
  • STEM degree or advanced degree in a related field

Nice to have

  • Link 16 Tactical Data Link (J series messages)
  • VMF (K series messages)
  • Command and Control (C2)
  • Surveillance/Radars
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Mission Planning
  • Missile Systems or Combat/Fire Control systems
  • ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288
  • Mil-Std-499B
  • DOORS
  • Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
  • Cameo
  • configuration and test of cloud-based software deployments
  • Earned Value Management System (EVMS) techniques
  • Cost Account Manager (CAM)
  • Active and transferable Secret U.S. government issued security clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
  • Secret DoD Clearance
  • minimum 8 years prior relevant experience
  • minimum 5 years of experience