Systems Engineer I
Collins Aerospace
Cedar Rapids, IAFresher3h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- NetworkingStakeholder managementPythonC++MATLAB
- Work
- On-site in Cedar Rapids
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Stakeholder management39%Python31%Networking28%C++16%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 30, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
This is a Systems Engineer I position within the Mission Systems Airborne and Ground Communication Products Department at Collins Aerospace, an RTX company. The role is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform analysis, architecture, and design at all levels of the total system product, including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
- Perform functional analyses, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- Provide analysis for the decomposition of customer specifications and system-level requirements into sub-system and piece-part requirements, and develop verification criteria and plans for requirements.
- Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total system solutions.
- Design and develop military software-defined radio products covering all spectrum bands.
- Develop next-generation networking and non-networking software-defined radio waveforms for existing and new communication platforms.
- Interface with multi-discipline engineering teams to create total system solutions, addressing both domestic and international customer needs.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret.
- Existing Active security clearance required after day 1.
Qualifications
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).
Qualifications We Prefer
- Experience with the systems development process, including requirements capture, design, decomposition, integration, and verification/validation, and transition to production.
- Experience with communicating between program stakeholders.
- Experience with tools such as DOORS, MATLAB, C++, and Python.
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.