Principal Systems Engineer

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Solihull, Solihull

Position Role Type: Onsite

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a leader in intelligent, technologically advanced solutions for the aerospace and defence industry. Our teams help redefine how aircraft systems are designed, integrated and delivered, supporting customers across the globe with innovation, precision and deep technical expertise.

We are now looking for a Senior Systems Integration & Verification Engineer to play a key role in the development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems. This is an opportunity to work at the sharp edge of aerospace innovation, helping prove complex systems against demanding requirements, standards and performance expectations.

The opportunity

In this role, you will lead system integration and verification activity for advanced propulsion systems, ensuring that requirements are fully tested, evidence is captured, and systems are 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, helping bring together complex technologies into a fully integrated, verified and compliant system.

This is a role for someone who enjoys technical depth, structured engineering, practical problem-solving and the challenge of making advanced systems work in the real world.

What you will do

• You will lead and shape integration and verification activity across the full lifecycle, including:
• System integration planning: You will review system architectures and define the overall integration strategy, creating and owning the full integration plan. You will define test requirements, estimate integration activities, support project planning and help ensure that effort, schedule and technical dependencies are clearly understood.
• Test setup and equipment: You will define the instrumentation required for system-level testing and own the test equipment and instrumentation bill of materials. This will include specifying supporting test equipment such as harnesses, junction boxes, connectors and other ancillary equipment. You will also work with internal teams and external suppliers to design, source or procure the equipment needed to support successful testing.
• Integration execution: You will lead, supervise or directly execute system integration activities, working alongside hardware, firmware and software teams. You will capture test data, produce integration reports, manage system integration problem reports and support the resolution of complex technical issues.
• Verification planning and execution: Working with the Systems Lead Engineer, you will define how system requirements will be verified. You will populate and maintain verification data within requirements tools such as IBM DOORS and CAMEO, define and maintain the verification plan, write test procedures and lead test readiness reviews. You will also execute dry runs and formal verification testing, analyse results, produce reports and ensure that verification evidence is accurate, complete and traceable.
• Verification evidence and compliance: You will review verification evidence against requirements and agreed means of compliance, ensuring evidence is correctly traced back to the requirements database. You will also support the consolidation of system declaration of performance documentation.
• Continuous improvement: You will ensure work is completed in line with company engineering processes, while also identifying opportunities to improve tools, processes and ways of working. You will help drive positive change across the integration and verification environment.

What you will bring

We are looking for someone with strong systems engineering experience and a practical understanding of integration and verification within complex, regulated engineering environments. You will ideally bring:

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

Essential experience and knowledge

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 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.
• Outstanding 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%.
• Private Health Insurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy/sell up to 5 days.
• Career development.
• Half day working on Fridays.
• And so 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.

If you are a manufacturing leader who thrives in technical environments, enjoys developing people, and wants to be part of aerospace innovation from the inside out, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now

If you are a systems integration and verification specialist who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working in regulated engineering environments and helping bring advanced aerospace technologies to life, we would love to hear from you. Join Collins Aerospace and help shape the future of hybrid-electric propulsion.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.