Date Posted:

2026-06-23

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Winnersh, Wokingham

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do *

Collins Aerospace is seeking a customer-facing, Principal Systems Engineer to work on a number of existing projects, focused on Command and Control (C2) amongst other Communication and Networking solutions, across air land and maritime domains.

Based at our modern, superbly equipped Winnersh facility, we offer an excellent package including Flexible and Hybrid working to balance business needs with personal preference.

The projects and customers Collins Aerospace interface with are focused on conceptual and early definition lifecycle phases, so requires someone who is comfortable to start defining a system from the very first principles. They need to be an excellent communicator and be able to present to both customers and internal stakeholders at the appropriate level. A Model Based Systems Engineering Approach is being adopted utilising an Agile methodology when developing against these projects.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the identification of cutting edge and future technologies and the definition of technology roadmaps – primary focus around Command and Control (C2), including AI, comms, networking and autonomy.

• Definition and development of the CONEMP and CONOPS for the mission system as well providing support to the overall system Operational Analysis at a system of systems level

• Collaboration with Resource Management as required to assign relevant technical work tasks to suitably qualified and experienced personnel

• Act a Technical Mentor to deliver high quality technical output to contracted time, cost and quality and support the wider team

• To provide Systems Engineering (processes, methods and tools) technical guidance that meets current and future Engineering and business objectives working as a partnership with Business Development and Programme Management

• Effective capture and analysis of Customer requirements to generate System Requirements and high-level architectures

 • Co-ordinating technical aspects of bids including delivery planning and estimates; generating innovative technical/solutions with an associated work breakdown structure

• Ensuring the production of appropriate Technical Delivery Plans and adherence throughout the engineering project lifecycle

• Technical engagement with other Collins global business areas and external suppliers in the development of solutions

• Support use of export-controlled technologies (specifically US ITAR controls) with system designs

• Identifying project technical risks and mitigations

What You Will Learn

Routing & Switching (Cisco, Aruba, Juniper) 
Familiar with simulation tools (Ansys, VR Forces, EMANE etc)
SDWAN technologies 
Familiar with AI (agentic) Data workflows and associated software toolsets such as (Cloudera, Cloudflare) 
Firewalls and network security 
Wireless networks 
Cloud networking (Azure, AWS, etc.) 
Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams. 
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. 
Strong stakeholder communication skills, both technical and non-technical. 
Experience working with external network vendors/carriers. 
Understanding of configuration management. 
Experience of applying system engineering toolsets and paradigms such as IBM DOORS, MBSE, V & V, etc. 

Qualifications You Must Have *

• Significant Systems Engineering practitioner capability across the entire lifecycle, particularly early-stage concept thinking

• Ability to define and develop requirements and architectures within uncertain and evolving domains

• Ability to research and evaluate potential architecture / design approach trade studies and create reports to capture the benefits and drawbacks of each option and document recommend technical system solutions.

• Capable of scoping the engineering stages for the full lifecycle of a product

• Excellent understanding of Military communication systems and Heterogenous Networks

• System modelling – using Enterprise Architect or Cameo tools

• Definition and elicitation of system and sub system requirements

• Networking and security functions

Qualifications We Prefer

• Airborne, Land and Maritime system architecture

• Aerospace, Land and Maritime system integration

• Aerospace, Land and Maritime communications standards and certification

• Open / Reference Architectures (MOSA, SOSA, Pyramid, MDIS)

• C2 or Information Management

• Autonomy within C2, Information management or networking

• Software development for micro-services/cloud-based architectures

• Communication Systems, Datalinks (e.g. Link 16), Networks and Protocols

Learn More & Apply Now

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.]

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires advanced to expert knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have broad knowledge of project management. Requires substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems in order to provide enhancements within job area.

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

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.  

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