Principal Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

Date Posted : 2025-10-08

Country :

United States of America

Location :

MD102 : Guardian Gateway - Aberdeen Pr 6260 Guardian Gateway

, Aberdeen Proving

Ground, MD, 21005 USA

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 :

DoD Clearance : Secret

Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking an experienced Principal Systems Engineer to join the Precision Navigation (PNav) Systems and Software Department for Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for air defense, air control, and self-protection missions in airborne and ground applications. The Systems Engineering Test team is involved in all aspects of Systems Design and Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V). This team, based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, is responsible for supporting backend system engineering on multiple IFF product lines.

The ideal candidate should be experienced performing back end systems engineering tasks which include establishing methods and techniques for verification, planning tests, developing test requirements, creating new tests, writing test procedures and test reports. The candidate should feel comfortable taking on leadership roles, creating requirements, performing systems integration, gaining hands-on experience in both the lab and the field, and creating documentation.

What Will You Do

• Perform tasks lead duties (task planning, estimates, product owner, cost account manager)
• Integrate hardware and software into IFF systems, evaluating their functionality and impact
• Develop and implement test plans, procedures, integration, and verification documentation and perform / execute the testing
• Identify and resolve hardware, software, and system issues through detailed data analysis and debugging
• Develop documentation, execute plans, analyze data, verify requirements and effectively communicate results to leadership and stakeholders
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to achieve seamless integration and system functionality
• Travel less than 20% to support mission execution at various locations including local RTX facilities, test sites, vendor facilities, and customer locations
• Mentoring of junior engineers in systems engineering

Qualifications You Must Have

Qualifications We Prefer

What We Offer

Learn More & Apply Now!

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 customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

ONSITE : Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

Employee Referral Eligible

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education / training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and / or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and / or the company’s performance.

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

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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 state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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