Systems Requirements Engineer – Onsite, Secret Clearance

Collins Aerospace; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness incentives

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Fullerton, CA is seeking Systems Engineers to work on the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) and adjacent programs. You’ll define and evolve requirements for a GPS‑based approach and landing system, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated solutions.

The role emphasizes deriving system‑level requirements, traceability in DOORS, and interfacing with hardware, software, and verification activities.

Qualifications

• Experience with requirement derivation, interface definition, integration, or verification.
• Ability to create or maintain technical documentation (specifications, ICDs, or similar).
• Familiarity with IBM Rational DOORS or other requirements tools.
• Exposure to digital engineering tools (Cameo, Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence).
• STEM degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the JPALS and JPALS-adjacent programs.
• Help elicit, derive, and define system‑level and subsystem‑level requirements.
• Translate customer and stakeholder needs into clear, testable engineering requirements.
• Apply systems thinking to understand how hardware, software, and interfaces interact.
• Work closely with senior engineers and follow guidance from the team lead.
• Learn to develop and maintain requirements in IBM Rational DOORS, including traceability and change analysis.
• Assist with scripts to automate documentation flows to and from DOORS.
• Help define system and subsystem interfaces and contribute to ICDs and architecture artifacts.
• Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and requirement assessments.
• Support verification planning and coordinate with test engineering teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements documentation

IBM DOORS

Digital engineering tools

STEM degree

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Cameo

Jira

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Fullerton, CA is seeking Systems Engineers to work on the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) and adjacent programs. You’ll define and evolve requirements for a GPS‑based approach and landing system, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated solutions.

The role emphasizes deriving system‑level requirements, traceability in DOORS, and interfacing with hardware, software, and verification activities.