Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Secure Systems (Active Clearance)

Date Posted:2026-06-15 Country:United States of AmericaLocation:US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35Th St NE ~ BLDG 137Position Role Type:OnsiteU.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: DoD Clearance: SecretSecurity Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country. For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries. This means providing secure yet technologically advanced equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible. Our commitment is to do precisely that.The Secure Subsystems Department is responsible for the design, test, and certification of cross-domain technologies and cryptographic products that equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace. Our department collaborates with portfolio teams across the organization to help capture new business and create security-hardened solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs.  The Secure Subsystems Engineering team seeks a Systems Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead with a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. The IPT Lead ensures the Scrum Team is focused on developing the right things and performs Control Account Management (CAM) responsibilities. The IPT Lead is a technical leader embedded within the Scrum Teams to provide technical guidance, influence work backlog, and collaborates with Product Management to plan and deliver solutions. This role will contribute to a team responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next-generation security-enabled mission computing, crypto, and cross-domain technologies, maturing products from low TRL through a program of record accreditation and factory production. We are looking for talented individuals who are influencers, problem-solvers, collaborators and desire to grow and gain exposure to new skills. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you're passionate about what you could accomplish here, we'd love to hear from you. What You Will Do:Lead and mentor a Systems Engineering Scrum Team through Design and Development effortsCommunicate with multiple levels of management, team members, and customers.Interface with multiple Hardware and Software Scrum Teams to work through dependencies and technical challengesPrepare and maintain project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure that all action item lists are completed, and project quality expectations are metEstimate costs, resources, and time required to complete projects to ensure business targets are metMaintain and provide analysis of trends, performance, resource cost and forecasting reportsGather and analyze data to monitor projects' progress in terms of cost, schedule, and technical specifications to facilitate operations and ensure that established objectives and budgets are achievedMeet with the project team regularly to manage project performance, status, open issues, and tasksConduct critical path analysis and works closely with the program leadership to manage tasks and workflowMonitor and assess project issues, escalates when necessary, and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectivesProvide support for proposal and bids, and using estimation tools.SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE What You Will Learn:You will gain technical leadership experience, mentorship opportunities, and exposure to very influential individuals within Mission Systems that will help advance your career.You will obtain invaluable experience working with our security and crypto certification specialists, our customer base, and cross-functional integrated product team.You can take flight to becoming knowledgeable in security hardened products with exposure to the variety of business and products in an ever-evolving field. We are growing, so can you!Basic Qualifications: Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) focusing on Earned Value (EV). Experience capturing customer requirements, design concept development, and deriving and tracing system and sub-system level requirements.Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools.Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations. Must be a U.S. Citizen Must have a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.  Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements  Preferred Qualifications: Exceptionally strong communication skills, experience presenting technical data to program management.Experience operating as a Product Owner in an Agile EnvironmentExperience with peer review processes, configuration and change management.Familiarity with bidding and project/task estimation toolsCollins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.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, m