Senior Systems Engineer - Air Combat Training (Secret)

Collins Aerospace; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation - 3 weeks

401(k) with employer matching

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Air Combat Training. You will lead systems engineering, integration, and risk management to deliver advanced training solutions for U.S. and allied forces.

Responsibilities include managing cost/schedule baselines, translating requirements into actionable tasks, and supporting technical reviews. This role emphasizes risk management, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience in requirements development, decomposition, traceability, and verification.
• Experience developing or executing system-level test procedures.
• Experience supporting system integration or resolving system-level issues.
• Familiarity with EVM concepts, tools or reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Control Account Manager for cost, schedule and technical performance.
• Develop and report baselines with variance analysis and corrective action planning.
• Translate high-level requirements into actionable tasks and user stories.
• Collaborate with engineering, program management, and stakeholders for milestone planning.
• Identify, manage and mitigate program and technical risks and opportunities.
• Provide status updates and communicate decisions to leadership and customers.
• Support BOE, engineering cost estimation, and proposal activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive process improvements.

Skills

Requirements development

System integration

Test procedures

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree in related field

Job description

Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for Air Combat Training. You will lead systems engineering, integration, and risk management to deliver advanced training solutions for U.S. and allied forces.

Responsibilities include managing cost/schedule baselines, translating requirements into actionable tasks, and supporting technical reviews. This role emphasizes risk management, cross-team collaboration, and mentoring junior engineers.