Lead Systems Engineer - Safety-Critical Flight Controls

Collins Aerospace; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Relocation assistance

401(k) with match

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical embedded systems for Athena Control Systems. You will guide integration, testing, and verification across manned and unmanned platforms, with emphasis on system-level design and state estimation.

The role requires strong experience in C/C++, embedded software, and lab testing, with travel up to 15%.

Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++ on embedded systems and real-time operating systems.
• Background in aerospace or vehicle control domain is highly valued.
• Experience with development tools and lab testing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead software and system design and reviews to meet milestones.
• Write and lead integration and verification testing for safe, high-quality solutions.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering effort and multiple programs.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

RTOS

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Jira

Subversion/Git

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical embedded systems for Athena Control Systems. You will guide integration, testing, and verification across manned and unmanned platforms, with emphasis on system-level design and state estimation.

The role requires strong experience in C/C++, embedded software, and lab testing, with travel up to 15%.