Date Posted:
2026-05-28
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-TX-RICHARDSON-C17 ~ 1717 Cityline Dr ~ CITYLINE C17
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status 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
Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineering Lead Investigatorwith an active TSSCI security clearance to work onsite in Richardson, TX. In this role you, you will be responsible for overseeing the successful completion of prototyping efforts on premises and in cloud environments. The Lead Investigator understands the mission requirements and ensures that the system products meet those requirements. The Lead Investigator coordinates directly with many different customer teams, the program leadership team, and other teams to ensure the prototyping efforts meet system requirements.
Sign-on Bonus Eligible
What You Will Do:
The Systems Engineering Lead Investigator will be responsible for prototype development, issue resolutions, and technological planning for a complex program. You will:
Manage end-to-end prototype lifecycle, from conceptual design and lab setup to software configuration, troubleshooting, and final documentation.
Identify material requirements (hardware, software, supplemental staffing, etc.)
Ensure finalized thin-line prototype are validated by the Solution Architect, OCE, and IPAT Lead prior to the start and end of testing.
Primary focus is on the Architect Risk, identified by the Solution Architect.
Create the "thin line prototype" and evaluates technology options.
Identify any problems, around security, scalability, along with the overall solution fits within the DIPN environment.
Qualifications You Must Have:
Experience working with Harvester and Kubernetes
Systems of Systems Integration experience (from a design/architecture perspective)
Extensive experience designing detailed full-stack platform solutions including trade studies, cost, schedule, and technical aspects
Familiarity with most technologies appropriate for deployable open systems infrastructures, including most of the following:
MOSA approaches
CI/CD
Commercial cloud (specifically AWS and Azure), hybrid cloud, edge cloud architectures
LINUX-based systems
Microsoft echo system including Azure and Azure Stack
Microservices/Containerization/Kubernetes & service mesh/routing
Modern network technologies (SDWAN, Leaf/Spine, WIFI, MANet/ROIP, SatComm, Starlink)
CSfC Encryption
Cross-Domain solutions
Modernauthorization/ICAM/Zero-Trust architectures
Data management/synchronization
DDIL and tactical system development
Familiarity with operationalUSmilitary systems deployed into the tactical echelon, including specific familiarity with:
Tactical and strategic/back-haul voice and data communications, including Tactical Data Links
Sensor integration
Military Commercial cloud integration
Broad experience developing automated deployment and testing of complex systems using Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Rancher Kubernetes.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
Active and transferable U.S. government issued TSSCI is required prior to start date
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Qualifications We Prefer:
Curious self-starter that can excel in a prototyping environment to turn customer desire into executable solution candidates. Must be able to consider cost, schedule, technology, and risks.
Senior level technical consulting experience including experience interfacing with both internal and external stakeholders
Successful track record of performing complex system deployments
People leadership experience; including mentoring, coaching, and building high performing Engineering teams
Familiarity with Enterprise Application development and deployment processes
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Kubernetes in DDIL environments.
Experience implementing Cloud Service Provider (AWS/Azure) services in DDIL environments.
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Service Mesh environments.
Extensive Linux development experience
Experience with SAFe agile processes
Prior military or hands-on experience with tactical military IT systems in production use (e.g., exercises)
Familiarity withUSAFoperational and tactical CONOPS
Cameo or MagicGrid-basedMBSEmodelling
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 illnessinsurance, 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!
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, youll 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 thats redefining aerospace, every day.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect 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 132,400 USD - 251,600 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 candidates 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 companys 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.
