Principal Test Engineer (Contingent)- Onsite

RTX; Aurora (CO); Presencial; USD 108.000 - 205.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Descripción de la vacante

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, located in Aurora, CO, is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to define verification strategies for distributed, cloud-enabled mission applications. The role supports end-to-end testing, test architecture, and DevSecOps integration.

Occasional travel up to 25% and active TS/SCI clearance are required. You will lead test strategy development, oversee integration and verification activities, and ensure cybersecurity and mission assurance requirements are met across

Formación

• Experience in system verification, test engineering, or integration engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to develop test procedures, automated scripts, and structured verification plans.
• Experience with cloud based, distributed, or containerized systems.
• Understanding of interface and configuration management practices.
• Typically requires STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or an advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and refine the program’s test architecture and end to end verification strategy.
• Assess and approve acceptance criteria aligned to needs, interfaces, and mission threads.
• Create automated and manual test approaches aligned with DevSecOps pipelines.
• Identify test environment needs and testbed design for distributed, cloud enabled systems.
• Participate in technical discussions to ensure test influences design.
• Validate containerization, cloud deployment patterns, and security controls through testing.
• Oversee installation, deployment, and test of cloud-enabled mission applications across enclaves.
• Review verification strategies, test procedures, automated scripts, and manual tests.
• Execute test demonstrations, evaluate results, and verify acceptance criteria.

Conocimientos

Test verification

Cloud native technologies

DevSecOps practices

Test automation

Educación

STEM degree + 5+ years

Herramientas

Kubernetes

Docker

Descripción del empleo

Principal Test Engineer – Collins Aerospace, an RTX company

Location: US-CO-AURORA-S75 ~ 16800 E Centretech Pkwy ~ BLDG S75

Job Type: Onsite

The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

Security clearance: Active and transferable TS/SCI clearance required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship required.

Travel: Occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel up to 25% required.

Employment Condition: Position contingent upon contract award and customer funding.

What You Will Do

Test Architecture & Strategy

• Develop and refine the program’s test architecture and end to end verification strategy


• Assess and Approve acceptance criteria aligned to needs, interfaces, and operational mission threads


• Create automated and manual test approaches aligned with DevSecOps deployment pipelines


• Identify test environment needs and testbed design for distributed, cloud enabled systems


• Participate in technical discussions to ensure test influences design and deployment patterns


• Validate containerization, cloud deployment patterns, and security controls through structured testing

Integration & Verification

• Oversee installation, deployment, and test of cloud enabled mission applications across enclaves


• Review verification strategies, test procedures, automated scripts, and manual tests


• Execute test demonstrations, evaluate results, and verify acceptance criteria have been met


• Support troubleshooting of integration, deployment, and dataflow issues across multidiscipline teams


• Maintain test artifacts and configuration consistency through disciplined configuration processes


• Participate in interface control working groups and validate compliance during integration


• Ensure verification activities align with cybersecurity and mission assurance requirements

What You Will Learn

• Evolution of mission systems across cloud, cyber, data ingestion, and distributed architectures


• Integration of automated testing with DevSecOps pipelines and modern deployment workflows


• How operational constraints influence architectural, test, and sustainment decisions


• Strategies for validating modernization while supporting legacy system interoperability

You Must Have

• Experience in system verification, test engineering, or integration engineering


• Demonstrated ability to develop test procedures, automated scripts, and structured verification plans


• Experience with cloud based, distributed, or containerized systems


• Understanding of interface and configuration management practices


• 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.

Qualifications We Prefer

• CompTIA Security+


• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other cloud native technologies


• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, automated testing, and CI/CD


• Experience with observability, monitoring, and logging tools


• Knowledge of DoD mission systems, cybersecurity requirements, and secure by design practices

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 coverage: you can purchase pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection


• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits


• Ovia 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


• Relocation assistance may be provided


• And more!

Additional Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.


• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement.

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 Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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

Application Details: This role is contingent upon contract award and customer funding.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to perform a Test Architect role supporting the AF DCGS High Band Mission Applications Software (HBMAS) Sustainment and Development program. The role focuses on defining and executing verification strategies for distributed, cloud enabled mission applications responsible for ingesting, tagging, auditing, and securing mission data. Work is performed using modern agile methods in close collaboration with customer and operational stakeholders.

Date Posted: 2026-08-14 Country: United States of America