Prin. Sys. Engineer-Subject Matter Expert (Sme) (Onsite) (Signing Bonus Eligible)

Date Posted:

2024-06-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HVA34: Sterling, VA 22640 Davis Dr , Sterling, VA, 20164-7104 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace's Simulation Solutions and Services (SS&S) business area is at the forefront of developing and building state-of-the-art simulators and training systems for military and commercial customers, with a primary focus on the defense industry. Our Training Device products range from desktop trainers and part-task trainers to full-flight simulators, sophisticated maintenance training devices, high-fidelity weapon system trainers, and virtual training devices.

We are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer/Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join the SS &S team in Sterling, VA and directly support the E-2D trainer program which combines equipment and systems of high complexity and advanced technology. The training system deploys cutting edge high end visual technology to support high fidelity pilot training for dynamic distributed events with sites around the world. This position will play a critical role in ensuring that the training system is concurrent with the aircraft. This eventually ensures that the aircrew is proficient in their skills, thus resulting in an increased ability of the crew to safely conduct missions and a direct impact on the warfighter readiness.

What you will do:

• Provide technical support to field engineers, technicians and product support who diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and debug complex electro/mechanical equipment, computer systems, and/or complex software not related to information technology.

• Installs, operates, maintains, repairs, and modifies equipment. Normally receives little instructions on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.

• Participates in determining objectives of assignment. Plans schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives. Work is reviewed upon completion.

• Identifies technical problems and issues, recommends technical solution in accordance with product and customer specifications, and recommends actions to company or customer representatives for coordinative product solution.

• Involved in planning and preparing customer installation and testing. Prepares, provides approval and validation of product test procedures.

• Reports design, reliability and maintenance problems or bugs to design engineering/software engineering.

• Installs and tests software releases on fielded systems, including training local maintenance/operations personnel on new features included in the release.

• Travel: This position will require a minimum of 25% travel.

Qualifications you must have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

• Active and transferable US Department of Defense (DoD) is required prior to start date. The selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements.

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Experience with maintenance or flight operations of military aircraft.

Qualifications we prefer:

• Experience as a military or commercial pilot.

• Experience with US Navy E-2 as a NFO is HIGHLY preferred.

• Experience with US Navy E-2 as a Pilot or Avionics Technician is HIGHLY preferred.

• Currently holds a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance adjudicated with 24 months is HIGHLY preferred.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies 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. At Collins Aerospace, we're dedicated to relentlessly tackle the toughest challenges in our industry - all to redefine aerospace.

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Mission Systems

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.

What We Offer:

Benefits

• 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

• And more!

Relocation Eligibility:

• Eligible for relocation

Diversity drives innovation: inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

#reempowerprogram

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program.  The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey.  Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience.  Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

Minimum Program Qualifications

• Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application.

• Have prior experience in functional area of interest.

• Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position.

Role Type:

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

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.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world - and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

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.

The salary range for this role is 105,000 USD - 221,000 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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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