Advanced Teaming Systems Lead - Collins Aerospace - Cedar Rapids, IA

Date Posted:

2019-09-05-07:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

Our Avionics team advances aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers across the world. That means we’re helping passengers reach their destination safely. We’re connecting aircraft operators, airports, rail and critical infrastructure with intelligent data service solutions that keep passengers, flight crews and militaries connected and informed. And we’re providing industry-leading fire protection and safety systems that our customers can count on when it matters most. Are you ready to learn from the most knowledgeable experts in the industry, develop the technologies of tomorrow and reach new heights in your career? Join our Avionics team 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.

Role Overview

This position is for the Lead Systems Engineer within the Model Based Systems Engineering team in the Rotary Wing Platform Systems organization. The MBSE team is a research and development group responsible for supporting the maturation of key emerging

methods and differentiators required to position Collins Aerospace for both current and future growth opportunities; supporting our military and their partners. This includes, but is not limited to, model-based engineering processes, tools, techniques, formal methods analysis, cyber security and Open Systems development.

This position is to serve as the technical leader for the Advanced Teaming (A-Team) MSITD project. The objective of the A-Team program is to develop and demonstrate advanced teaming of manned and unmanned aviation assets to execute tactical missions with minimal human intervention, while operating as part of a combined arms team in a complex operating environment. The program will demonstrate the technologies developed and matured in a Mission Systems Integrated Technology Demonstration (MSITD) at the end of the program. The systems lead will have full accountability for technical scope and direction of the program and along with the TPM serve as the primary technical focal for the customer, industry collaborators and internal stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:

• Own the systems engineering process and planning documents (open systems management plan, systems engineering management plan and integration and test plan) and project technical execution

• Own the technical scope of the project and ensure project execution meets internal and external stakeholder needs

• Work with industry collaborators to extend the Army’s architecture strategies to include MUM-T operations

• Lead the development of Collins’ autonomy integration framework and subsequent objective architecture

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with military avionics systems

• Experience with software system design

• Experience with new or novel execution and implementation techniques and processes

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, excellent interpersonal skills and proactive problem-solving abilities.

• Must be a self-starter, be able to multi-task, and take advantage of opportunities and events to achieve results

• Maintain and active interest in study, learning, and continuous self-development

• Experience with design, requirements capture, development, and integration of complex military avionics software systems

• Experience with DoD open systems architecture and protocols (FACE, JCA, HOST, etc)

• Experience with cyber security

• Experience with avionics development processes such as (ARP4754, ARP4761, DO-254, DO-178)

• Experience with systems/software modeling languages (SysML, UML, AADL, or equivalent)

• Experience with visual modeling and design tools (Enterprise Architect or equivalent)