Principal Systems Engineer & Product Owner (Cloud)

Collins Aerospace; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Relocation assistance may be provided

Life insurance

Job summary

RTX, in collaboration with Collins Aerospace, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to serve as Product Owner for the HBMA Sustainment program in Aurora, CO. You will drive backlog prioritization, lead architectural decisions, and ensure secure, cloud-enabled mission capabilities while coordinating across engineering disciplines.

The role requires strong systems engineering, DevSecOps alignment, and experience with distributed, cloud-native systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering: requirements, architecture, integration, verification.
• Demonstrated experience defining product features, writing clear user stories, and maintaining a prioritized backlog.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across engineering disciplines.
• Experience with cloud-based or distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of interface and configuration management.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Engage users and stakeholders to validate operational needs and prioritize the backlog.
• Lead technical discussions across multi-discipline teams and provide customer voice guidance.
• Oversee system architectures, data flows, and cloud deployment patterns.
• Define acceptance criteria for development teams and verify demonstrations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Product ownership

Cloud computing

Security & cybersecurity

Backlog management

DevSecOps

Education

STEM degree + years experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

RTX, in collaboration with Collins Aerospace, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to serve as Product Owner for the HBMA Sustainment program in Aurora, CO. You will drive backlog prioritization, lead architectural decisions, and ensure secure, cloud-enabled mission capabilities while coordinating across engineering disciplines.

The role requires strong systems engineering, DevSecOps alignment, and experience with distributed, cloud-native systems.