Datalinks Systems Engineer – Secret Clearance

Prattwhitney; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) plan with match

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is hiring a Datalinks Systems Engineer in Cedar Rapids, IA. This onsite role requires active SECRET clearance, U.S. citizenship, and a STEM degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

You will partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver system architecture, requirements and verification across the life cycle. Responsibilities include enabling bids, developing technical strategies, and working in a controlled lab environment to ensure successful program

Qualifications

• Experience in hardware troubleshooting.
• Experience in integrating hardware, software and firmware as a system.
• Experience developing, revising and optimizing test and acceptance procedures.
• Active and transferable SECRET clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis, architecture and design across the system product lifecycle.
• Contribute to system architecture, requirements allocation and verification.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet milestones.
• Support bids and proposals with technical strategy and solution development.
• Work in a classified, lab environment.

Skills

Hardware troubleshooting

System integration

Test & acceptance procedures

Security clearance knowledge

Education

STEM degree or advanced degree

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

Python

Rust

Job description

Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is hiring a Datalinks Systems Engineer in Cedar Rapids, IA. This onsite role requires active SECRET clearance, U.S. citizenship, and a STEM degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

You will partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver system architecture, requirements and verification across the life cycle. Responsibilities include enabling bids, developing technical strategies, and working in a controlled lab environment to ensure successful program