Senior Systems Engineer - Onsite Lab, DoD Secret Clearance

globalhr; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for the JPALS group in Cedar Rapids. You will contribute across design, testing, modeling, and integration of precision approach and landing systems, with hands-on lab work and extensive collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. The role emphasizes lab testing, hardware/software debugging, and lifecycle analysis from concept to disposal.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience
• Strong lab and fault-tracing skills in a robotics/avionics environment

Responsibilities

• Be involved in the design of brand-new Precision Approach and Landing equipment
• Perform hands-on testing in a lab environment
• Ability to create, analyze, and review mechanical drawings and schematics
• Debug Real Time Operating System Software
• Assist in performing analysis across concept, design, modeling, test, and deployment
• Support system verification, validation, and interface definition studies
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to meet schedule and requirements

Skills

RTOS debugging

Lab testing

Mechanical drawings

System integration

Requirements analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

STEM degree

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for the JPALS group in Cedar Rapids. You will contribute across design, testing, modeling, and integration of precision approach and landing systems, with hands-on lab work and extensive collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. The role emphasizes lab testing, hardware/software debugging, and lifecycle analysis from concept to disposal.