Collins Aerospace

SIGINT

PrincipalMission/SystemsEngineer

$118–225k Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Principal Mission / Systems Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Skills: Systems Engineering, SIGINT solutions, high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, wireless communications. work with other experienced members in R&D on system development and deployments for the protection of our country. generate briefings and present material to team members, customers, and AST Management as necessary”

What You'll Achieve.

strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world; secure the interests of the U. S. and its partners; resolve problems and make the world a safer place; complete their most complex missions; ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow

Industry & Context.

SIGINT
Problems you'll solve

identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems in all phases of the system lifecycle; problem solving and debugging

Eligibility Requirements

Active and transferable U. S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date., U. S. citizenship is required, as only U. S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance, Security Clearance Type: TS/SCI - Current, Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1, May travel up to 25%, Ability to work weekends and nights periodically to support integration and testing efforts., candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Active and transferable U. S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance required prior to start date., U. S. citizenship is required, as only U. S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance, 8 years of hands-on experience in Systems Engineering including experience with design, development and testing of custom hardware and software systems of high complexity, Experience interacting with development teams to resolve discrepancies and issues, Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving problems in all phases of the system lifecycle, Experience with Systems Integration, test execution, and test results documentation, Hands-on experience with Linux and/or Linux variants, Experience problem solving and debugging, Experience recognizing areas of improvement or customer needs and relaying them to senior staff as business development possibilities, Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams, Ability to work weekends and nights periodically to support integration and testing efforts.

Nice to Have

Experience with Fiber Optics, RF or Telecommunications standards and processing techniques, Experience with Design, Development, Integration and Test of complex Communication systems, Experience developing high speed processing hardware or complex control software, Experience developing training courses and training others, Understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and signal processing fundamentals., Experience with scripting languages, such as Python or Bash, Experience in generating of test scripts to automate integration, Experience formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures based on customer discussions, briefings, interactions, and statements of work., Experience developing system level designs, high level control and data interfaces, Experience with bid and proposal activities related to system development.

What You'll Do.

work with other experienced members in R&D on system development and deployments for the protection of our country

generate briefings and present material to team members

and AST Management as necessary

be an integral part of a team that makes decisions and generates ideas that will push products above and beyond

support integration and testing efforts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work with other experienced members in R&D; generate briefings and present material to team members, customers, and AST Management; be an integral part of a team that makes decisions and generates ideas; Experience interacting with development teams to resolve discrepancies and issues; Experience working with customers, end users, hardware design teams, and software design teams

Communication Scope

generate briefings and present material to team members, customers, and AST Management

Process & Methodology

formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures

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