Platform Systems Engineer II (Hybrid - Aguadilla, PR)

Prattwhitney; Aguadilla (PR); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Employee Scholar Program (ESP)

Life insurance and disability coverage

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with up

Job summary

RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company, seeks a Platform Systems Engineer II for the Aguadilla, PR area. The role involves design, requirements, validation and verification of CH-47F cockpit avionics within the CTES program, with hybrid work (3 days onsite, 2 remote) as scheduled.

You will learn about the Puerto Rico engineering team, work with cross-functional stakeholders, and apply Agile processes, MBSE tools, and DoD frameworks in a lab and test environment.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a STEM degree and 2 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated capability to communicate in English (verbal and written)
• U.S. citizenship is required to access information under this program/contract
• Ability to travel to Cedar Rapids, IA for test events and updates, as needed

Responsibilities

• Design, requirements, validation, and verification for CH-47F cockpit avionics
• Learn and use requirements capture, peer review, configuration management, and AGILE development tools
• On-site execution of requirements-based testing in a lab environment
• Support decomposing customer specifications into subsystem requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including customer stakeholders and domain engineers

Skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

JIRA

ALM tool suite

MBSE tools

Job description

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Collins Aerospace is looking to hire a motivated Platform Systems Engineer II with a passion for engineering, a high degree of accountability and the ability to thrive in an Agile team environment as part of our Military Avionics engineering organization. The selected engineer will support the CTES CH-47F Chinook Platform Systems team and participate in avionics engineering tasks that are associated with the design, development, integration, and test of platform and software applications. This position will sit at our Aguadilla, PR location. You must be residing in Puerto Rico at the time of starting employment. Relocation is not offered. This role is categorized as hybrid, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote following the schedule assigned by the Manager.

What YOU will do:

Perform design, requirements, validation, & verification tasks for CH-47F cockpit avionics for the CTES program Learn and effectively use requirements capture, peer review, configuration management, and AGILE development tools.

On-site execution of requirements-based testing, robustness and Ad-Hoc testing in a lab environment (schedule flexibility is necessary during formal test phases).

Support requirements capture and assist in decomposing customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system requirements.

Support cross-functional team development which include customer stakeholders and domain engineers.

What YOU will learn:

You will learn about our growing engineering team in Puerto Rico; What we do? Who we support? How we work? You will learn the technologies of today and tomorrow which we count on to maintain world leadership in the aerospace industry. You will learn why people enjoy and feel fulfilled by working in our industry.

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 2 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
• Demonstrated professional experience communicating in English (verbal and written).
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Ability to be travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for test events and test environment updates, as needed.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Working knowledge / understanding of data busses and protocols (Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553B, and ARINC-429)
• Basic experience with DOORS, JAMA, JIRA, and ALM tool suite
• Basic experience with Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies
• Basic experience working within an aerospace related engineering development environment
• Basic experience or knowledge of engineering/technology requirements capture and configuration management tools.
• Basic experience or an educational background covering requirements capture & definition, integration, verification & validation testing.
• Experience with DevSecOps tools such as Robot and Jenkins.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
• Participation in the Employee Scholar Program (ESP)
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 8 free counseling sessions

RTX is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.