Principal Systems Engineer - Athena Control Systems (ONSITE)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for the Athena Control Systems Team in Sterling, VA. The role focuses on leading development, certification and maintenance of safety-critical embedded systems for commercial and military applications, with travel up to 15%.

Required are C/C++/embedded systems experience, MATLAB usage, and a background in certified safety-critical development and lab testing. Collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++, embedded systems and real time operating systems.
• Experience with development tool sets, for example, Jira, Subversion/Git/Version Management.
• Knowledge and experience with the aerospace or related industry, vehicle control, algorithm development, and experience with development and testing in a lab environment.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in software design, system design and program reviews to ensure team progress against milestones are met and tracking project schedules.
• Write integration and test plans; conduct and lead integration and verification testing to deliver safe high-quality solutions.
• Lead and manage the engineering bid and planning process for a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Work on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Provide communication and status to relevant stakeholders.
• Support verification and traceability of the system requirements.
• Support peer reviews on test procedures & design documentation.
• Help drive resolution for technical issues through problem-solving and coordination across impacted teams and subject matter experts.
• Opportunity to help improve our development processes and tools.
• This position will require up to 15% travel.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

RTOS

MATLAB

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Jira

Git

Subversion

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, 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.

Location: US-VA-STERLING-291 ~ 22640 Davis Dr ~ DAVIS.

Position Role Type: Onsite.

Position requires U.S. citizenship. The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance is required. Security clearance type: DoD Secret clearance. Security clearance status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer with a passion for engineering and desire to join the Athena Control Systems Team. With a wide variety of Flight Controls, Autopilot, Engine Control, Sensing and Estimation products, the Athena Controls System Team is responsible for architecting, designing, and developing systems that serve manned and unmanned systems for commercial and military customers.

As a Principal Systems Engineer on the Athena Control Systems Team, you will be leading the development, certification, and maintenance of systems for safety-critical commercial and military applications.

In this role, you'll work with a team of highly motivated world class engineers, ensuring our solutions meet the highest standards of quality and safety.

This role requires a focus on innovation and strong execution with extensive experience developing, integrating and testing software for safety critical embedded systems. The ideal candidate for this role has an embedded and application software development background, experience using MATLAB or other tools to run software in the loop testing and analyze data, experience running on target hardware in the loops simulations, experience with developing certified safety critical systems and experience with system integration testing on hardware in a lab environment.

What You Will Do

• Lead and participate in software design, system design and program reviews to ensure team progress against milestones are met and tracking project schedules.
• Write integration and test plans; conduct and lead integration and verification testing to deliver safe high-quality solutions.
• Lead and manage the engineering bid and planning process for a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Work on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Provide communication and status to relevant stakeholders.
• Support verification and traceability of the system requirements.
• Support peer reviews on test procedures & design documentation.
• Help drive resolution for technical issues through problem-solving and coordination across impacted teams and subject matter experts.
• Opportunity to help improve our development processes and tools.
• This position will require up to 15% travel.

Knowledge Areas

• System dynamics and state estimation (linear/nonlinear, navigation/PNT, cooperative PNT, distributed PNT, inertial sensor modeling, oscillator modeling).
• Guidance (path planning, mission planning, cooperative teaming, tactical maneuvering).
• Control (Fixed Wing, VTOL, HVTOL, Rotorcraft).
• Perception (Classification, Identification, SLAM, Feature tracking, Automatic Target Recognition).

Qualifications You Must Have

• Experience with software development with C/C++, embedded systems and real time operating systems.
• Experience with development tool sets, for example, Jira, Subversion/Git/Version Management.
• Knowledge and experience with the aerospace or related industry, vehicle control, algorithm development, and experience with development and testing in a lab environment.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience evaluating inertial, air data and magnetometer sensors.
• Working knowledge of the Systems Engineering Discipline.
• Working knowledge and experience with GNSS, DGNSS, RTK and WAAS.
• Experience working with Requirements Based Development and Requirements Management Tools.
• Experience with embedded communications protocols, antennas and Flight Dynamics for Rotary and Fixed Wing Platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting and finding solutions for test equipment and automated test failures.
• Experience in developing system level solutions that integrate multiple systems into a single offering.

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 and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• This position is eligible for relocation assistance.
• And more!

The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

Employee Referral Eligible #MISENG

This position is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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.