Senior Mission / Systems Engineer

Collins Aerospace; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Life insurance

Flexible wellness programs

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Mission / Systems Engineer to collaborate on system development for national security. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and a degree in a STEM field with at least five years' experience in systems engineering. Responsibilities include presenting briefings, generating ideas for product improvements, and collaborating with R&D. Benefits include medical coverage, vacation time, and a generous 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience.
• Active U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance required.
• Experience in design, development, and testing of hardware and software systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D on system development and deployments.
• Generate and present briefings to team members and management.
• Be part of a team that generates ideas to exceed product expectations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Linux-based systems

Problem solving

Debugging

Customer interaction

Test execution

Integration

Education

Degree in STEM field

Tools

Python

Bash

Job description

Senior Mission / Systems Engineer – San Jose, CA (Onsite)

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with R&D on system development and deployments for the protection of our country.
• Generate briefings and present material to team members, customers, and management.
• Be an integral part of a team that makes decisions and generates ideas to push products beyond expectations.
• May travel up to 25%.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of five years of relevant experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance prior to start date; U.S. citizenship required.
• Minimum of five years of hands‑on experience in systems engineering, including design, development, and testing of custom hardware and software systems of high complexity.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux‑based systems.
• Experience interacting with development teams to resolve discrepancies and issues.
• Experience identifying, analysing, and resolving problems in all phases of the system lifecycle.
• Experience with systems integration, test execution, and test results documentation.
• Experience problem solving and debugging.
• Experience recognizing areas of improvement or customer needs and relaying them to senior staff as business‑development possibilities.
• Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams.
• Ability to work weekends and nights periodically to support integration and testing efforts.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with RF, fiber optics, and/or telecommunications standards and processing techniques.
• Experience with design, development, integration, and test of complex communication systems.
• Experience developing high‑speed processing hardware or complex control software.
• Experience developing training courses and training others.
• Experience with Linux scripting languages, such as Python or Bash.
• Experience generating test scripts to automate integration.
• Understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and signal‑processing fundamentals.
• Experience formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures based on customer discussions, briefings, interactions, and statements of work.
• Experience developing system‑level designs, high‑level control and data interfaces.
• Experience with bid and proposal activities related to system development.
• Existing TS/SCI with polygraph within the last 24 months.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages such as pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and 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 eligibility.
• And more.

Employees who work onsite will primarily work onsite. This includes production and maintenance employees.

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.