Senior Manager Systems Engineer (Contingent)- Onsite

Date Posted: 2026-08-14
Location: Aurora, CO (Onsite)
U.S. citizenship and an active, transferable TS/SCI U.S. government security clearance are required prior to start date.

About the Role

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Senior Manager Systems Engineering to support the AF DCGS High Band Mission Applications Software (HBMAS) Sustainment and Development program. This role requires senior-level systems engineering leadership across requirements, architecture, integration, verification, and technical execution to deliver secure, cloud-enabled mission capabilities. The team develops and enhances cloud-enabled systems used for ingesting, tagging, and auditing mission data while ensuring security, integrity, and availability. Work is performed using modern agile practices in close collaboration with customer and operational stakeholders. Occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel may be required (up to 25%). This position is contingent upon contract award and customer funding.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master, demonstrating leadership of multidiscipline engineering teams.
• Establish program Agile processes and lead scrum events.
• Coordinate with Product Owners, DevSecOps teams, Cybersecurity, and program management to ensure cohesive execution.
• Track progress using metrics to identify needs, impediments, and improvement areas.
• Improve team velocity by removing impediments and mentoring team members.
• Maintain execution baselines and delivery commitments through coordination across engineering disciplines.
• Ensure acceptance criteria are met and maintain accountability across development teams.
• Perform work inspections to ensure transparency and accountability.
• Deliver customer-level briefings covering systems engineering and integration & test (I&T) scope, processes, and execution.
• Provide staffing and coordination between the HBMAS program Systems Engineering team and the SE Discipline matrix organization.
• Provide dynamic, positive leadership that instills integrity and collaboration.
• Conduct Annual Feedback Reviews for Systems Engineering Discipline team members.
• Establish Agile and SE process guidance for the team and champion their understanding and adherence.
• Provide mentorship and manage team members’ career development and technical competency growth.
• Drive systems engineering rigor across requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, and verification.
• Guide technical baseline development, configuration management, and interface control processes.
• Present technical direction to customers, stakeholders, and leadership.

Requirements

• Experience in management of system engineering, test engineering, or integration engineering.
• Experience with personnel management for staffing, growth, and development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a scrum team and drive results through tracking and interpreting metrics.
• Experience establishing and leading modern agile execution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team while addressing technical, execution, and personnel issues.
• Experience with cloud-based, distributed, or containerized systems.
• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• Active and transferable U.S. government-issued TS/SCI clearance (required prior to start date).
• U.S. citizenship (required for security clearance eligibility).

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or other cloud-native technologies.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, automated testing, and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of DoD mission systems, cybersecurity requirements, and secure-by-design practices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverage: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
• Relocation assistance (may be provided).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $132,400 – $251,600 USD. The salary range provided is a good-faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.