Principal Security Systems Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-02-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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.

Are you big into Crypto? We’re not talking currency. Our Crypto team creates cutting-edge embedded cryptographic capabilities for U.S. military communications products. We regularly work with the N.S.A. to ensure our military communications are secure and trustworthy. 

The Tactical Communications Systems Engineering team is seeking a Secure Systems Engineer who has a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. This role will contribute to a team that is responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next generation security enabled Radio Systems and Cryptographic Systems, maturing product from low TRL through program of record accreditation and factory production.

Our team works alongside multiple hardware, FPGA, and software teams to seamlessly embed our advanced technology into several different products. The end goal is to keep our warfighters safe and secure and bring them home. This team works on a wide variety of innovative products, both new and existing, so it's not your typical repetitive workload.    

What You Will Do:

• Transform Complex Requirements: Decompose high-level system requirements into actionable sub-system specifications. Develop rigorous verification criteria and plans to ensure every detail aligns with objectives

• Lead Innovative Projects: Drive the technical planning, integration, verification, and validation of cutting-edge cryptographic sub-systems. Balance the demands of cost and schedule while pushing the envelope in security technology

• Execute Precision Testing: Design and implement thorough verification and test plans that meet and exceed system and security requirements. Your meticulous approach will ensure our solutions are robust and reliable

• Empower Your Team: Enhance the team’s technical prowess through dedicated mentoring and coaching. Share your expertise to elevate collective skills and foster an environment of continuous improvement

• Shape Future Technologies: Play a pivotal role in designing and developing groundbreaking products. Your contributions will help launch new innovations and open doors to emerging markets

• Lead Cross-Functional Excellence: Guide a diverse team of software and systems engineers as they collaborate with various RTX business units. Together, you’ll develop mission-critical products that make an impact across industries

• Pioneer with Quantum Resistance: Work on advanced quantum-resistant encryption algorithms, positioning our solutions at the forefront of secure communications technology

• Communicate with Impact: Engage with a broad range of stakeholders, from customers and program managers to senior leadership. Your clear, effective communication will be key in aligning diverse perspectives and driving project success

What You Will Learn:

• YOU will gain technical experience on the always evolving latest security requirements

• YOU will explore secure systems and software development principles within a supportive team environment

• YOU will develop insights into cryptographic applications, fostering a deeper understanding of their implementation and implications

You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever-evolving field. We are growing, so can you!

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) 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

• 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 

  Travel expectations up to 10%

• Experience with secure system design, requirements management, interface definition, integration, and test

• Experience in Systems Security Engineering process development and deployment

What We Prefer:

• Experience with the NSA Certification process

• Cryptosystem requirements capture, design formulation, algorithms and implementation

• Verification and validation of cryptosystem functional and security requirements

• Development of artifacts to support certification of cryptosystem and components

• Experience with Information Assurance and/or Cybersecurity industry standards of practice

• Software development and integration experience on complex multi-threaded embedded C and C++ product software code bases

• Experience with standard full-lifecycle software development practices and configuration management tool

What We Offer:

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, 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

Learn More & Apply Now!

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. 

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for 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.

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

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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