Systems Engineer I - Tac Comm

RTX (Raytheon); Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Life Insurance

Wellness Program

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced solutions for the aerospace and defense industry. The Systems Engineer I will engage in designing and developing military software-defined radio products across spectrum bands, interfacing with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver total system solutions.

The role emphasizes requirements decomposition, verification planning, and collaboration with stakeholders to meet domestic and international customer needs.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis, architecture and design at all levels of the total system product from concept to disposal.
• Conduct functional analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition to translate requirements into hardware and software specs.
• Provide analysis for decomposition of customer specifications into sub-system requirements and develop verification plans.
• Conduct technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analyses for total system solutions.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements analysis

Communication

Model Based Systems Engineering

MBSE

C++

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

DOORS

MATLAB

C++

Python

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-30

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35Th St NE ~ BLDG 137

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers' toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

This is a Systems Engineer I position.

Join the Mission Systems Airborne and Ground Communication Products Department and help shape, define, and design communication solutions that connect militaries around the world! As a Systems Engineer, you will design and develop military software-defined radio products covering all spectrum bands. You will play an integral role in developing the next generation of both networking and non-networking software defined radio waveforms for existing and new communication platforms. You will interface with multi-discipline engineering teams to create total system solutions, addressing both domestic and international customer needs. To view more on Mission Systems, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5C9hcL_5Do

This role is onsite, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This role may be eligible for relocation.

What You Will Do:

• You will perform analysis's, architecture and design at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
• You will perform functional analysis's, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• You will provide analysis's for the decomposition of customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system and piece part requirements, and develops verification criteria and plans for the requirements
• You will perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships)
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, and verification/validation, and transition to production.
• Experience with communicating between program stakeholders.
• Experience with tools such as DOORS, MATLAB, C++, and Python.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• This position is eligible for relocation assistance
• And more!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions - whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customers succeed today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.