What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Engineering / Operations Analysis (Onsite) position at Collins Aerospace?
Date Posted:
2025-03-27
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Engineering / Operations Analysis (Onsite)
Available Work Locations: Cedar Rapids, IA | Richardson, TX |Sterling, VA
The Mission Engineering organization within Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineer to support our Mission Engineering / Operations Analysis projects. With Mission Engineering, we focus on the operational needs of the customer and how our solutions can fit those needs. We model complex threat environments, then develop and integrate advanced simulation and analysis tools to effectively capture system performance in those environments. We generate quantitative results to demonstrate the operational benefit of our products and system solutions, focus further technology investment, and refine architectural approaches and requirements. We work within the context of a given operational mission, including understanding the overall concept, scenarios, and relevant mission threads as well as understanding the factors that may influence the mission in addition to technology (doctrine, processes, training, etc.).
The successful candidate will be part of a distributed team composed of professionals from several disciplines and must have the ability to function well, both alone and with others, and have strong interpersonal skills. This candidate will have demonstrated experience ascertaining the competitive landscape of the technologies under study and strategic intent of a study. The successful candidate will have demonstrated understanding of customer need, problem solving, creativity and innovation, communications, team building, relationship management, operational oversight, and accountability. This candidate will understand how a collection of unique systems integrate together to provide a unique capability for the mission. This includes knowledge of mission capabilities, tasks, interfaces, information flow between systems. This position may require occasional travel (up to 20%.). This position does require that candidate has a final US DoD security clearance in order to access classified information.
What You Will Do:
What We Offer:
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.
The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
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2025-03-27
Country:
United States of America
Location:
HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Engineering / Operations Analysis (Onsite)
Available Work Locations: Cedar Rapids, IA | Richardson, TX |Sterling, VA
The Mission Engineering organization within Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineer to support our Mission Engineering / Operations Analysis projects. With Mission Engineering, we focus on the operational needs of the customer and how our solutions can fit those needs. We model complex threat environments, then develop and integrate advanced simulation and analysis tools to effectively capture system performance in those environments. We generate quantitative results to demonstrate the operational benefit of our products and system solutions, focus further technology investment, and refine architectural approaches and requirements. We work within the context of a given operational mission, including understanding the overall concept, scenarios, and relevant mission threads as well as understanding the factors that may influence the mission in addition to technology (doctrine, processes, training, etc.).
The successful candidate will be part of a distributed team composed of professionals from several disciplines and must have the ability to function well, both alone and with others, and have strong interpersonal skills. This candidate will have demonstrated experience ascertaining the competitive landscape of the technologies under study and strategic intent of a study. The successful candidate will have demonstrated understanding of customer need, problem solving, creativity and innovation, communications, team building, relationship management, operational oversight, and accountability. This candidate will understand how a collection of unique systems integrate together to provide a unique capability for the mission. This includes knowledge of mission capabilities, tasks, interfaces, information flow between systems. This position may require occasional travel (up to 20%.). This position does require that candidate has a final US DoD security clearance in order to access classified information.
What You Will Do:
- Define Mission Engineering/Operational Analysis study requirements & priority needed to meet study objectives
- Decompose missions to define necessary simulation components
- Resolve mission/threat questions encountered through study execution
- Engage with operators to decompose missions
- Lead Non-Advocate Review activities and vector checks
- Lead analysis activities
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) 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 Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start date
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Capable of estimating, tracking, and communicating cost, schedule, and risk
- Experience in concepts such as CONOPS, system tradeoffs, threat definitions, and system of system assessments
- Experience developing and executing executive level presentations
- Experience working within the Mission Engineering and/or Operations Analysis discipline
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
- SCI eligibility Preferred
- Prior experience working in SAP spaces preferred
- Ability to navigate complex and ambiguous situations with limited data, making sound decisions based on judgment, experience, and strategic insight.
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly build breadth into new technology areas
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks and lead technical efforts spanning multiple stakeholders, and be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
- Background in military operations and tactics
- Experience with Nuclear Command and Control (NC3) systems and operations
- Experience with Modeling and Simulation tools such as Rapid Campaign Analysis and Demonstration Environment (RCADE), Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration and Modeling (AFSIM), Next Generation Threat Simulation (NGTS), or ExtendSIM
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or MATLAB
- Exceptional communication skills
- Ability to perform with minimal direct supervisory support
- Experience with Numerical Optimization Techniques, Analysis of Alternatives, or Design of Experiments
- Experience with executing Research and Development / Science and Technology Programs, delivering new technologies to internal and external customers
- Familiarity with configuration management (GIT, subversion)
- Ability to understand tactics as described by military experts and to represent their employment (verbally, graphically, and in simulations)
What We Offer:
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
- 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, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- Eligible for relocation assistance
- And more!
- Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.
At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.
Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.
The salary range for this role is 124,000 USD - 250,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
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