Date Posted:
2026-06-16
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-CA-FULLERTON-676 ~ 1801 Hughes Dr ~ BLDG 676
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
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
Security Clearance Type:
DoD Clearance: Secret
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1
Are you fascinated by the engineering precision that enables aircraft to safely land on aircraft carriers? At Collins Aerospace, you can play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of mission‑critical navigation systems. We are looking for a Principal Systems Engineer Requirements Lead to provide technical leadership within the systems engineering team and drive the development of requirements for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) and related programs. This role is ideal for an experienced systems engineer who excels at solving complex problems, communicating clearly, and guiding cross‑functional teams toward well‑structured, high‑quality system solutions.
As the Systems Engineering Requirements Lead, you will take ownership of defining, managing, and evolving the system requirements for a fielded GPS‑based precision approach and landing system operating in some of the most demanding operational environments. You will lead the requirements process across the entire system lifecycle—ensuring clarity, traceability, and alignment with program needs—while collaborating with engineering, program management, test, and customer stakeholders.
What You Will Do
• Support the JPALS and JPALS-adjacent programs
• Own the system requirements lifecycle through system-level and subsystem-level requirements development based on customer specifications and operational concepts, requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability
• Analyze stakeholder needs and translate them into technical, testable, and feasible requirements
• Apply systems thinking to ensure requirements completeness, consistency, and proper allocation across hardware, software, and interfaces
• Lead system requirements engineering team and provide guidance through key systems engineering milestones, such as SRR, PDR, CDR, and other major reviews
• Develop and maintain requirements in IBM Rational DOORS, including traceability and change impact assessment
• Create and use scripts to automate documentation import/export to/from DOORS across multiple formats
• Define and document system and subsystem interfaces, contributing to ICDs and architecture artifacts
• Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and requirement change assessments
• Support verification planning by defining verification methods and collaborating with test teams
Qualifications You Must Have
• Extensive experience in systems engineering for complex, multi‑disciplinary systems (hardware, software, avionics, mission systems, etc.)
• Strong proficiency with requirements development, decomposition, allocation, and traceability across the system lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional engineering teams in defining, reviewing, and managing requirements
• Experience guiding teams through major reviews
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for requirements management
• Familiarity with generating and maintaining technical documentation such as specifications, ICDs, Test Requirements Documents (TRDs), and Verification Cross‑Reference Matrices
• Proficiency with IBM Rational DOORS and requirements management best practices
• Proficient with Digital Engineering tools (DOORS, Cameo, Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with risk management, trade studies, and decision analysis
• 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
Qualifications We Prefer
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle (concept → design → integration → verification → validation)
• Systems thinking & approach. Ability to understand how system components interact
• Familiarity with Engineering Lifecycle Optimization (ELO) – Publishing
• Prior work on GPS/PNT, avionics, or control systems
• Experience with Model‑Based System Engineering (MBSE) practices and tools and methodologies (e.g., Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody, SysML)
• Strong leader with focus and determination to ensure program success and product quality
• Strong technical writing and communication skills; ability to present complex concepts clearly
• Strong attention to detail, logical rigor, and ability to identify inconsistencies or gaps in requirements
What We Offer
• 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!
Learn More & Apply Now!
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 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.
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
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 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.
