Mission-Critical Systems Requirements Engineer

globalhr; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Systems Engineer for onsite support of JPALS programs in Fullerton, CA. You will define and evolve system requirements, manage interfaces, and collaborate with hardware, software, and test teams to deliver integrated solutions.

You will work with senior engineers, use IBM DOORS for requirements traceability, and contribute to ICDs and architecture artifacts, enabling precise, mission-critical navigation systems in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering concepts such as requirement derivation, interface definition, integration, or verification.
• Ability to create or maintain technical documentation (specifications, ICDs, or similar).
• Familiarity with IBM Rational DOORS or other requirements tools.
• Exposure to digital engineering tools (Cameo, Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence).
• Typically requires a degree in STEM and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support the JPALS and JPALS-adjacent programs.
• Help elicit, derive, and define system-level and subsystem-level requirements.
• Translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear, testable engineering requirements.
• Apply systems thinking to understand how hardware, software, and interfaces interact.
• Work closely with senior engineers and follow guidance from the team lead.
• Learn to develop and maintain requirements in IBM Rational DOORS, including traceability and change analysis.
• Assist with scripts to automate documentation flows to and from DOORS.
• Help define system and subsystem interfaces and contribute to ICDs and architecture artifacts.
• Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and requirement assessments.
• Support verification planning and coordinate with test engineering teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical documentation

IBM DOORS

Digital engineering tools

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Rational DOORS

Cameo

Microsoft Office

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Systems Engineer for onsite support of JPALS programs in Fullerton, CA. You will define and evolve system requirements, manage interfaces, and collaborate with hardware, software, and test teams to deliver integrated solutions.

You will work with senior engineers, use IBM DOORS for requirements traceability, and contribute to ICDs and architecture artifacts, enabling precise, mission-critical navigation systems in demanding environments.