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Collins Aerospace

Principal Systems Engineer

Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52404

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Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Date Posted:

2025-10-15

Country:

United States of America

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.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 clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Senior Principal Systems Engineer – Enduring Open Systems Solutions (EOSS) – Cedar Rapids, IA Collins Aerospace is seeking a

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

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 which include open standards compliant modularity products and the ability to rapidly deploy new mission critical capabilities to the warfighter. The candidate will have opportunities to work directly with military customers, engineering and program management teams and hardware and software engineers.

You will be tasked with leading teams executing full product development cycles from requirements distillation and definition through product design and acceptance. Successful candidates will be responsible for performing under limited supervision all tasks normally associated with the System Engineering discipline as well as providing effective leadership for a team of System Engineers.

What You Will Do

Serve as a senior technology and systems engineering lead driving System engineering practices

Support defining system design requirements, including derived requirements, from customers

Contribute to guiding 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

Support 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

Qualifications You Must Have

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

Active and transferable U.S. government issued 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

Experience in customer test and integration activities

Experience in requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)

Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (e.g., SysML, Cameo, Rhapsody)

Proficiency in modeling/simulation tools (e.g., Matlab)

Experience or exposure to leading a team with applications such as Microsoft Project, Confluence/JIRA, scrum master, AGILE or similar

Qualifications We Prefer

Proven track record in capturing customer requirements, operations concept development, deriving and tracing system and sub-system requirements

Comfort in interacting and engaging directly with customers and external business partners

Understanding of Systems Engineering support for Software, Hardware, and Firmware development and collaboration

Experience in leading a team in requirements development and system architecture

Familiarity with qualification processes and certification procedures

Effective communication skills with all levels of management, program team members, and external stakeholders

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

Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

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 such as 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!

Relocation eligibility

and related details are provided as part of the offer.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Role Type

Onsite: Employees working onsite will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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