Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - IVV Lead (Onsite)

Prattwhitney; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, seeks an IVV Lead to develop and execute the program's Integration, Verification, and Validation strategy for a complex system.

You will coordinate across systems engineering, software, hardware, test, quality, and manufacturing to ensure requirements are verified and validated, with regular leadership updates. This onsite role in Fort Wayne offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to mentor a multi-disciplinary team on DoD-era programs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 10+ years of relevant experience; or an Advanced Degree with 7+ years of experience.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and managing the System Development Lifecycle and requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, documentation, and execution of the program’s IVV strategy.
• Coordinate IVV planning and execution across systems engineering, software, hardware, test, quality, and manufacturing.
• Ensure all requirements are fully verified and validated against customer expectations.
• Develop IVV plans, processes, procedures, and test cases aligned with schedules.
• Oversee integration of system components and resolve integration issues.
• Ensure traceability of verification activities to requirements via tools.
• Track IVV progress, risks and issues; provide status updates to leadership.
• Collaborate with customer representatives during formal verification events and audits.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to IVV task teams.

Skills

IVV Leadership

Systems integration

Team leadership

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jira

DOORS

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-08-17 Country: United States of America Location: US-IN-FT WAYNE-150A ~ 1010 Production Rd ~ BLDG 150A Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1.

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. Sign-on Bonus Eligible.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the development, documentation, and execution of the program’s Integration, Verification, and Validation (IVV) strategy.
• Coordinate IVV planning and execution across systems engineering, software, hardware, test engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure all product requirements—technical, functional, and performance—are fully verified and validated against customer expectations.
• Develop IVV plans, processes, procedures, and test cases in alignment with program schedules and milestones.
• Oversee the integration of system components and manage resolution of integration-related issues.
• Ensure all verification activities have clear traceability to requirements via the program’s requirements management tools.
• Track IVV progress, risks, and technical issues; provide regular status updates to program leadership.
• Collaborate with customer representatives during formal verification events, audits, and acceptance testing.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members supporting IVV tasks.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives in IVV methods, tools, and best practices.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Extensive experience in system integration, verification, and validation activities within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience with leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience with systems development lifecycle and requirements management.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with DO-178, DO-254, AS9100, or similar aerospace/defense compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, DOORS, or equivalent requirements/test management platforms.
• Prior leadership experience in a technical or engineering program role.

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 coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and 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
• Eligible for relocation And more!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.

Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

salary range for this role is 132,400 USD - 251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

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.

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 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.