Principal Systems Engineer - Mission Systems (Secret Clearance)

Collins Aerospace; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for ground and airborne systems within the Strategic Communications department. The role focuses on overseeing lifecycle development from CONOPS to validation and guiding integration across subsystems.

You will lead lab activities, ensure scalable interfaces, and coach junior staff while coordinating with the Mission Systems organization. Requires active SECRET clearance and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Experience in system engineering and full lifecycle development.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Proficiency with test procedures, execution, reporting and automation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full lifecycle development from CONOPS to Validation.
• Lead lab activities including setup, configuration and testing.
• Ensure modeling, hardware and software interfaces use a scalable ontology.
• Support Integration of solutions in target environments.
• Coach and review work of junior professionals.
• Manage design reviews, integration and testing entry/exit criteria.

Skills

Integration & testing

EVMS knowledge

Test automation

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Jira

IBM EWM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for ground and airborne systems within the Strategic Communications department. The role focuses on overseeing lifecycle development from CONOPS to validation and guiding integration across subsystems.

You will lead lab activities, ensure scalable interfaces, and coach junior staff while coordinating with the Mission Systems organization. Requires active SECRET clearance and US citizenship.