Job Description

Salary: $107,500 - 204,500 per year Requirements:

• We require a STEM degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 5 years of experience, or 12 years of relevant experience without a degree where permitted by law.
• We require an active and transferable U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance before the start date.
• We require U.S. citizenship, as only U.S. citizens can obtain the required clearance.
• We require experience capturing, analyzing, and decomposing system requirements.
• We require experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving issues across all phases of the system lifecycle.
• We require experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams.
• We require the ability to work onsite in a classified lab environment.
• We require the ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time.

• We lead systems requirements modeling activities in a Model-Based Systems Engineering environment using SysML and Cameo.
• We serve as a systems architect or systems engineering focal point to capture, analyze, decompose, model, translate, and define requirements for large, complex systems.
• We mentor the team in developing functional, interface, and performance specifications for hardware and software implementation, including architecturally significant requirements and technical risk areas.
• We support technical proposal preparation and act as a subject matter expert in non-advocate, internal, and customer reviews.
• We work directly with customers and stakeholders, using strong verbal and written communication to build effective relationships.
• We develop technical and product roadmaps as well as competitive assessments in our area of expertise.
• We recommend and implement improved approaches, tools, and techniques based on metric and defect trend analysis.
• We develop and use prognostic metrics for system design and development, review defect trends, identify root causes, and drive process improvements.

• Architect
• Hardware
• Support
• Security

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We are Collins Aerospace, part of RTX, a global aerospace and defense leader focused on solving complex challenges and advancing technologies that connect and protect the world. Our Mission Systems team supports civilian, military, and government customers with secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft, and collaborative space solutions. This onsite Principal Systems Engineer role is based in Richardson, Texas, offers sign-on bonus eligibility, relocation assistance may be available, and includes access to a comprehensive benefits package such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, leave benefits, wellness programs, and more. We also offer opportunities to learn advanced systems engineering practices, work in an agile environment, and contribute to NC3 modernization programs for U.S. defense missions.

last updated 27 week of 2026

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