Senior Systems Engineer, Aerospace Flight Controls

Collins Aerospace; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Athena Control Systems Team. You will lead the development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical systems for commercial and military applications, working with a team of world-class engineers to meet high standards of quality and safety.

Based in Sterling, VA, this onsite role requires up to 15% travel and an active DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires STEM degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years.
• Experience with Requirements Based Development and requirements management tools.
• Experience with development tool sets, e.g., Jira, Subversion/Git/Version Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in design and program reviews to ensure milestones are met and track project schedules.
• Write integration and test plans; conduct and lead integration and verification testing to deliver safe high-quality solutions.
• Lead and participate in the engineering bid and planning process for a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Work on multiple programs simultaneously.
• Provide communication and status to relevant stakeholders.
• Support verification and traceability of the system requirements.
• Support peer reviews on test procedures and design documentation.
• Help drive resolution for technical issues through problem-solving and coordination across impacted teams and subject matter experts.
• Opportunity to help improve our development processes and tools.
• This position will require up to 15% travel.

Skills

Aerospace industry

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Jira

Subversion

Git

Lab testing

C/C++

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Git

Subversion

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Athena Control Systems Team. You will lead the development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical systems for commercial and military applications, working with a team of world-class engineers to meet high standards of quality and safety.

Based in Sterling, VA, this onsite role requires up to 15% travel and an active DoD Secret clearance.