Principal Systems Engineer

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Systems Integration & Verification Engineer to play a key role in the development of hybrid‑electric propulsion systems at Collins Aerospace, an RTX business.

The opportunity

In this role, you will lead system integration and verification activity for advanced propulsion systems, ensuring that requirements are fully tested, evidence captured, and systems demonstrated to meet the required technical and regulatory standards. You will work closely with hardware, firmware, software, systems engineering, project teams, suppliers and key stakeholders to bring together complex technologies into a fully integrated, verified and compliant system.

What you will do

• Lead integration planning: review system architectures and define the overall integration strategy, creating and owning the full integration plan.
• Define integration test requirements, estimate integration activities, support project planning, and ensure effort, schedule and technical dependencies are clearly understood.
• Define instrumentation required for system‑level testing and own the test equipment and instrumentation bill of materials, including harnesses, junction boxes, connectors and other ancillary equipment.
• Work with internal teams and external suppliers to design, source or procure needed equipment for successful testing.
• Lead, supervise or directly execute system integration activities; capture test data, produce integration reports, manage system integration problem reports and support resolution of complex technical issues.
• Define how system requirements will be verified, populate and maintain verification data within requirement tools such as IBM DOORS and CAMEO, create verification plans, write test procedures and lead test readiness reviews.
• Execute dry runs and formal verification testing, analyse results, produce reports, and ensure verification evidence is accurate, complete and traceable.
• Review verification evidence against requirements and agreed means of compliance, support consolidation of system declaration of performance documentation.
• Ensure work aligns with company engineering processes and identify opportunities to improve tools, processes and ways of working, driving positive change across the integration and verification environment.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in systems integration and verification, ideally within motor drive systems and in regulated engineering environments.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and experience working in a configuration‑controlled environment with problem reports and change requests.
• Experience with requirements definition and management, particularly using IBM DOORS.
• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as CAMEO.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work through complex technical issues.
• Confidence working autonomously with limited oversight.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with internal teams, external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Practical project management capability, including managing smaller projects, work packages or technical processes.

Essential experience and knowledge

• Experience using system modelling to support early integration.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A and ARP4761.
• Knowledge of DO-160 and DO-254.
• Basic knowledge of a modern high‑level programming language.
• A continuous improvement mindset.
• Curiosity, adaptability and enthusiasm to become multi‑skilled across different engineering areas.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary.
• Flexible working, hybrid working and a family friendly approach.
• State‑of‑the‑art facilities and laboratories centrally located and easily accessible.
• Life insurance.
• Excellent corporate pension plan with a 2:1 matched contribution up to 10 percent.
• Private health insurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days.
• Career development opportunities.
• Half day working on Fridays.
• And much more.

Working arrangement

This role requires regular on‑site working, with a minimum of four days per week on site due to the hands‑on nature of the manufacturing, build, test and team leadership activities involved.

Why join us?

This is a rare opportunity to step into a role where manufacturing leadership, innovation and future aerospace technology come together. You will be joining a team working on advanced electric motor and controller technologies, helping to turn engineering ideas into real, buildable, testable and scalable aerospace products. At Collins Aerospace, you will have the opportunity to lead talented people, influence how new technologies are industrialised and contribute to programmes that support the future of flight.

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