Systems Engineer II Onsite

About the role

Date posted: 2026-09-21. Location: Richardson, TX (US‑TX‑RICHARDSON‑C17). This is an onsite position for U.S. citizens, U.S. persons, or individuals with eligible immigration status.

Responsibilities

• Work in a cross‑functional agile team and coordinate closely with a mentor using Collins Aerospace engineering processes.
• Create, decompose, and trace requirements for communications systems on military platforms (air and ground applications).
• Use a model‑based systems engineering application to produce logical and physical design diagrams.
• Perform integration and testing of communications solutions.
• Support future bids and proposals to generate new business opportunities.

What You Will Learn

• Technical experience and mentorship within Mission Systems.
• Hands‑on exposure to Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) and the latest modeling tools.
• Collaboration with systems‑engineering experts, security and crypto certification specialists, customers, and engineering teams.
• How to deliver a security‑hardened product for national defense and strategic nuclear deterrence.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field obtained by the start date.
• Experience in systems or software engineering, including capturing customer requirements, operations concept development, or deriving and tracing system and sub‑system requirements (through work, research, coursework, or projects).
• U.S. citizenship (required for security clearance).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret security clearance; active clearance required after day 1.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as MagicDraw/Cameo, Enterprise Architect, or similar SysML‑based resources.
• Experience developing, decomposing, and deriving system/sub‑system requirements.
• Familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools.
• Experience in system/sub‑system design definition.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.

Security Clearance

DoD Top Secret clearance is required. Candidates must have an active and existing clearance after day 1 and must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued security clearance.

Pay

Salary range: $68,900 – $131,100 USD (estimate based on experience, role, location, education, and key skills).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays
• Relocation eligibility
• Eligibility for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (subject to performance and business factors)