Staff Tech, Security (Onsite)

Date posted: 2026-09-22. Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (Onsite).

About the role

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. Employing some of the most talented, dedicated people on the planet is not by chance. People from all over the globe choose Collins Aerospace as the place to build a rewarding career, while helping create and deliver communications, integration, and engineering solutions that our global customers demand so that our world keeps moving and stays connected. It’s an exciting time to become a part of our team. Join us and discover how high your career can soar 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, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating, initiating, and maintaining personnel security clearances in DISS, eQIP, and SIMS.
• Collecting fingerprints and uploading them into the government database.
• Verifying clearance and briefing status for requests to access secure workspaces.
• Processing incoming and outgoing domestic and foreign visit requests.
• Submitting Adverse Information Reports to the government.
• Tracking and reporting foreign travel of cleared employees.
• Facilitating classified meetings.
• Coordinating initial and annual security training, insider threat briefings, special briefings, and other annual training as necessary.
• Providing professional support and proactive customer service to coworkers, internal customers, and external customers daily.
• Operating in accordance with corporate policies and practices.
• Complying with accepted business ethics.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required (only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance).
• Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 (DoD Top Secret clearance).

Qualifications

• Typically requires an AA/AS degree (or other 2‑year post‑high‑school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship (as above).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service experience.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, Google for Business).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes 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 coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, 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.

Pay

The salary range for this role is 53,100 USD – 100,900 USD (good‑faith estimate representative of all experience levels).