Job Description

Join to apply for the Principal Systems Engineer - Ejection Seating (Onsite) role at Collins Aerospace .

Date Posted: 2025-09-03

Country: United States of America

Location: HCO03: Mission Systems (Ejec Seating) 1225 Aeroplaza Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, 80916 USA

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance: None/Not Required

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.

The Collins Aerospace Ejection Seating business is the leader in providing a safe and robust Ejection Seating System to domestic and foreign customers alike. We are modernizing fleets to the upgraded ACES 5 design, providing a safer ejection system to ensure those who are born to fly, live to walk away.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join us as a lead systems engineer to support all phases of ejection seat product development lifecycle including the bid, design, development, verification & validation. The preferred candidate will have experience with hardware development for military/DoD customers.

What You Will Do

• Interface with customers/suppliers/internal stakeholders to understand needs and scope, assess current capabilities, compliance status and risks/opportunities
• Evaluate external and internal customer requirements to define system functional, physical and performance requirements; integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of platform interfaces
• Allocate, decompose and derive lower-level requirements, identify and resolve gaps, capture traceability and design decision rationale
• Work with Test Engineering on requirements verification and validation, including supporting the creation and review of plans, procedures and reports
• Manage requirements change throughout the development lifecycle to ensure robust documentation is established for product qualification
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other engineering disciplines, project team members, customers, sub-contractors and suppliers
• Support capture of project and product requirements in requirements database/library (e.g., Jama)
• Use agile tools (e.g., Jira) to plan and execute assigned tasks for each monthly sprint/increment
• Follow company procedures and domain best practices to plan and execute engineering activities to meet program cost, quality and schedule objectives
• Participate in peer reviews throughout the product lifecycle (design, development, integration, test and flight test requirements verification)
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis utilizing RTX Best Practices
• Contribute to continual process improvement and functional excellence by supporting new discipline approaches, techniques and tool usage
• The position requires strong interpersonal skills, comfort with ambiguity, good project discipline, excellent oral and written communication, high computer/technology proficiency, and the ability to work independently
• Occasional travel may be required

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Experience with agile tools (e.g., JIRA)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices, including utilizing Cameo to create functional, physical and behavior diagrams, analyze design and proposed changes against requirements, assist with system/component trade studies, and facilitate the use of Cameo simulations
• Previous Propulsion experience preferred
• Experience with root cause analysis

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with 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, home and auto, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness, group legal, ID theft protection)
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program with up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives and wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more

Additional Information

Please ensure the role type is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. Onsite: Employees work primarily onsite.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including role, function and responsibilities, candidate experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

This role is a U.S.-based position. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with relevant laws.

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Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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