Senior Avionics Systems Engineer – Onsite, Cedar Rapids

Prattwhitney; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation (3 weeks)

401(k) match

TuitionReimbursement

Student loan repayment

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Adoption assistance

Job summary

RTX in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, verification and testing of advanced avionics for U.S. Army helicopters. You will own requirements from customer needs through verification and airworthiness activities, collaborating across engineering teams.

This hands-on role requires strong systems engineering discipline, experience with MIL‑STD interfaces, and the ability to travel (~15%). U.S.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience.
• Advanced Degree in a related field with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, decompose, allocate, review, and maintain system requirements for integrated military avionics capabilities.
• Translate customer and operational needs into clear, testable system requirements.
• Develop verification methods, test procedures, and requirements-based verification products.
• Perform system integration and testing within Systems Integration Laboratories (SILs).
• Collaborate with architecture, software, hardware, Safety, Cybersecurity, Airworthiness, Test, Program Management, and other engineering organizations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements decomposition

Verification & validation

Test engineering

DoD security clearance

Requirements traceability

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Engineering lifecycle tools

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

PREP

Job description

RTX in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, verification and testing of advanced avionics for U.S. Army helicopters. You will own requirements from customer needs through verification and airworthiness activities, collaborating across engineering teams.

This hands-on role requires strong systems engineering discipline, experience with MIL‑STD interfaces, and the ability to travel (~15%). U.S.