Deputy Chief Engineer & Project Lead, Crypto Systems Secret

Collins Aerospace

El Segundo (CA)

On-site

USD 118,000 - 225,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance
Medical insurance
Vacation days
401(k) plan

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Deputy Chief Engineer/Project Lead for Secure Subsystems Engineering in El Segundo. You will guide upgrades to a legacy device, coordinate with engineering leads, PMO and customers toward crypto certification, and manage cost, risk and test activities for total system solutions.

You will drive system requirements, perform bid/proposal support, and supervise testing across software and hardware crypto systems.

Qualifications

  • Experience with the systems development process from requirements capture to production transition.
  • Proven ability to lead large programs ($50–$100M) as chief engineer/project lead for 2+ years using waterfall/agile.
  • Active and transferable SECRET clearance prior to start date.
  • U.S. citizenship required for security clearance eligibility.
  • Typically requires STEM degree with 8+ years experience or advanced degree with 5+ years.

Responsibilities

  • Lead as deputy chief engineer for upgrades on a legacy device.
  • Collaborate with lead chief engineer, engineering leads, PMO and customer for crypto certification.
  • Coordinate with CAM and Finance/Scheduler for internal reviews and planning.
  • Serve as product owner/scrum master and run CCBs for defects.
  • Perform system-level analyses including requirements decomposition, verification/validation, cost and risk, and supportability studies.
  • Contribute to bid and proposal efforts.
  • Oversee system requirements decomposition and CDRL updates; conduct crypto system testing.

Skills

Systems development
Program leadership
Secret clearance
Citizenship required
SAFe familiarity
Crypto hardware
HW/SW integration
Communication
Rust
Python
DOORS
CAMEO

Education

STEM degree + experience

Tools

DOORS
CAMEO
Rust
Python

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Deputy Chief Engineer/Project Lead for Secure Subsystems Engineering in El Segundo. You will guide upgrades to a legacy device, coordinate with engineering leads, PMO and customers toward crypto certification, and manage cost, risk and test activities for total system solutions.

You will drive system requirements, perform bid/proposal support, and supervise testing across software and hardware crypto systems.

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