Senior Systems Engineer - Defense Flight Controls

Collins Aerospace; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for the Athena Control Systems Team. The role focuses on leading development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical systems for military and commercial applications.

You will work with world-class engineers to ensure quality and safety standards are met, applying expertise across dynamics, guidance, control, and perception domains.

Qualifications

• Experience with software development in C/C++, embedded systems and real-time operating systems.
• Experience with development tool sets such as Jira and Git/Subversion for version management.
• Knowledge of aerospace or related industry, vehicle control, algorithm development, and lab testing environments.
• Typically requires STEM degree with 8+ years of experience or advanced degree with 5+ years.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical embedded systems.
• Apply knowledge in system dynamics, guidance, control, and perception domains.
• Collaborate with a team to ensure high-quality, safe, and compliant solutions.

Skills

C/C++ development

Embedded systems

RTOS experience

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Jira

Git/Subversion

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for the Athena Control Systems Team. The role focuses on leading development, certification, and maintenance of safety-critical systems for military and commercial applications.

You will work with world-class engineers to ensure quality and safety standards are met, applying expertise across dynamics, guidance, control, and perception domains.