Senior Systems Engineer – JPALS, GPS & DOORS

Collins Aerospace; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation (3 weeks)

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own the requirements for the JPALS and adjacent programs. You will define fielded GPS-based approach and landing system requirements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated system solutions.

Role emphasizes systems thinking, clear technical communication, and driving clarity from complexity. Onsite work with DoD-level security and qualification requirements, including maintaining requirements in

Qualifications

• Familiarity with GPS/PNT systems.
• Proficiency with IBM Rational DOORS and requirements management best practices.
• Proficiency with DOORS DXL scripting.
• Experience with systems engineering activities including derivation, interface definition, allocation, integration, verification.
• Familiarity with generating and maintaining technical documentation such as specifications, ICDs, TRDs, etc.
• Proficient with Digital Engineering tools (DOORS, Cameo, Jira, Confluence, MS Office).
• Typically requires a STEM degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, derive, and define system-level and subsystem-level requirements based on customer specs.
• Analyze stakeholder needs and translate into technical, testable requirements.
• Ensure requirements completeness and proper allocation across HW, SW, and interfaces.
• Maintain DOORS requirements with traceability and change impact assessment.
• Create and use scripts to automate DOORS documentation imports/exports.
• Define system/interfaces and contribute to ICDs and architecture artifacts.
• Participate in design reviews and requirement change assessments.
• Support verification planning and collaborate with test teams.

Skills

GPS/PNT systems

DOORS

DOORS DXL scripting

Systems engineering

Technical documentation

Digital engineering tools

STEM degree

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Cameo

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to own the requirements for the JPALS and adjacent programs. You will define fielded GPS-based approach and landing system requirements, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated system solutions.

Role emphasizes systems thinking, clear technical communication, and driving clarity from complexity. Onsite work with DoD-level security and qualification requirements, including maintaining requirements in