Raytheon

Date Posted:

2020-05-19-07:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

At Collins Aerospace, we’re dedicated to relentlessly tackle the toughest challenges in our industry – all to redefine aerospace.

Created in 2018 through the combination of two leading companies– Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Aerospace Systems – we’re driving the industry forward through technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for global aerospace and defense. Every day we imagine ways to make the skies and the spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever. Together we chart new journeys, reunite families, protect nations and save lives. And we do it all with some of the greatest talent this industry has to offer.

We are Collins Aerospace and we hope you join us as we REDEFINE AEROSPACE.

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.Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

Our growing team is looking for a motivated, confident and experienced leader to enable our Integrated Mission Systems Engineering (IMSE) team to create airborne, ground and maritime products and systems that make our war-fighters safer and more effective. If you are enthusiastic about this mission, we want you to join our team.

As a Principal Communications Systems Engineer, you will be working on communication solutions integrated on strategic platforms. The main responsibility is to focus on customer needs and requirements in order to design, develop, document and test hardware and software systems, ranging from black box to the extremely complex end-to-end platform systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the Lead Communications Systems Engineer on the design and development of complex military communication systems
• Technically plan, execute and manage their project tasks to meet programmatic needs
• Develop platform use cases based on customer concept of operations through regular customer interaction
• Create and present task status and technical solutions to team members, engineering leadership and customers
• Develop communication systems requirements based on product, system level and customer requirements
• Oversees the development of signal processing, waveform design, and analysis
• Lead early project risk identification and development of mitigation plans
• Adherence to the Collins Aerospace process methodologies while developing and managing commitments to meet engineering financial, schedule, and deliverables
• Utilize experience and interpersonal skills to drive teams to success
• Execute to developed Technical Program Metrics
• Ability to work within a team environment to resolve complex issues

Basic Qualifications (Required)

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in the appropriate discipline and 10 years of relevant experience or an Advanced degree in the appropriate discipline and 7 years of relevant experience.In the absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience is required.
• Knowledge of full lifecycle design and development processes with practical experience in multiple phases of the system life cycle: requirements derivation, design, development, integration, validation/verification and sustainment
• Strong written and oral communication skills with proposal writing and design presentation experience
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering experience with SysML and/or UML
• Comprehensive knowledge of the design of communications and RF subsystems
• Comprehensive knowledge of link budget analysis, propagation theory, antennas, and RF Cosite Mitigation techniques
• Comprehensive knowledge of antenna design, filters, and electromagnetic theory 
• Experience with integration and test of ground and/or airborne platforms and communication systems
• Experience with platform-level RF modeling and analysis tools (e.g. Ansys HFSS and EMIT)
• Experience leading investigations for complex, systems-level problems and recommending solutions to address problems
• Experience with leading the execution of projects. 
• US citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Able to investigate problems to the root cause and then champion the creation and implementation of corrective actions
• Strong background in LF/VLF, HF, VHF/UHF subsystem design, integration and test
• Working knowledge of bidding and project/task estimation tools (e.g. SEER products)
• Demonstrated leadership of a team of Communication and RF Engineers in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) organizational structure
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while balancing priorities and schedules and take technical direction from technical architecture and program management leadership
• Experience with creating and executing test procedures to support the qualification of products to Government standards
• Experience with Numerical Electromagnetics Code modeling
• Motivated self-starter with strong analytical skills
• Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) methods
• Active or current DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

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.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• And more

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

Raytheon Technologies 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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