Date Posted:
2026-06-25
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-TX-REMOTE
Position Role Type:
Remote
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
We are seeking a Secure Systems Architect to join our team. The ideal candidate will be expected to lead the architecture, strategy, and technology roadmaps for next-generation of security enabled systems. This role is responsible for defining secure system architectures, guiding secure design practices, evaluating emerging, integrating AI/ML enabled security capabilities, and ensuring solutions align with customer mission requirements, certification expectations, and long-term product strategy.
The ideal candidate has deep experience with high-assurance embedded systems, secure hardware design, NSA certification processes, cryptographic product development, and modular low-SWaP architectures. This individual will work across engineering, business development, program leadership, customers, certification authorities, and external technology partners to shape secure system solutions from early concept through implementation.
What You Will Do
• Define and own secure system architectures for next-generation high-assurance embedded and stand-alone systems
• Lead secure circuitry and system architecture practices, including isolation, key protection, and boundary definition
• Design and oversee modular, scalable, low-SWaP solutions that meet mission, operational, environmental, and security needs
• Translate customer and mission requirements into practical system, hardware, firmware, software, and security architectures
• Provide technical leadership for certification, high-assurance evaluation, and related government approval processes
• Identify certification-sensitive design decisions early and drive architecture choices that reduce approval risk
• Own and manage technology roadmaps for secure systems, cryptographic architectures, AI/ML-enabled capabilities, and next-generation embedded security
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI/ML, edge processing, secure processors, FPGAs, MPSoCs, cryptographic components, and hardware roots of trust
• Assess AI/ML technologies for mission value, implementation risk, data security, model trustworthiness, certification impact, and operational suitability
• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, certification stakeholders, business development, and external partners to shape product strategies
• Lead architecture reviews, design trades, implementation oversight, and technical risk mitigation across the product lifecycle
• Lead training and knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance the organization’s understanding of secure architecture principles and the integration of advanced and AI/ML technologies
Qualifications You Must Have
• 10 years experience with Type 1, CCI, COMSEC, TRANSEC, or other high-assurance secure communication architectures and environments
• Strong understanding of cryptographic algorithms, secure key storage, FPGA/SoC security features, MPSoC architectures, and hardware root-of-trust approaches
• Proven experience with low-SWaP embedded architectures for aerospace, defense, tactical communications, avionics, or ruggedized military systems
• Experience developing modular product-line architectures with reusable security functions and scalable implementation paths
• Experience supporting customer technical interchange meetings, certification reviews, design reviews, and proposal activities
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
Qualifications We Prefer
• Experience with high-assurance embedded systems and their certification process and strategy
• Strong ability to decompose complex mission and security requirements into clear architectural constructs
• Familiarity with modern SoC and FPGA architectures and design practices
• Experience in integrating or developing AI/ML solutions within secure frameworks
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!
Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.*Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.
The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 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.
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.
