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Date Posted:

2024-02-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Are you big into Crypto? We’re not talking currency. Our Crypto team in the Secure Processing Solutions Engineering department creates cutting edge embedded cryptographic capabilities for U.S. military communications products. We regularly work with the N.S.A. to ensure our military communications are secure and trustworthy.

Our team works alongside multiple hardware, FPGA and software teams in order to seamlessly embed our advanced technology into several different products all with the end goal of keeping our warfighters safe, secure, and bringing them home. This team gets to work on a wide variety of innovative new and existing products, not your typical repetitive workload!

While a crypto background is helpful, you do not need one for this role. Solid knowledge of software development practices and processes will suffice. This team will provide the tools and training to grow your skills & knowledge in cybersecurity and algorithms and how they play a role in all our products.

Our nation's security depends on the sacrifice of the men and women who defend our country.  For them to do this effectively, they need the technology that keeps them a step ahead of their adversaries.  This means providing high-capability, reliable equipment to our service personnel, fielded as quickly as possible.  Our commitment is to do exactly that. 

*This position is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A comprehensive relocation package is available for qualified candidates. *

What YOU will do:

• You will decompose systems level requirements into sub-system requirements and develop verification criteria and plans for the requirements.

• You will lead technical planning, integration, verification, and validation events of cryptographic sub-system solutions, while maintaining cost and schedule.

• You will develop and execute verification and test plans and procedures to meet system and security requirements.

• You will grow overall team technical capability through mentoring and coaching of technical concepts.

• You will support new product design and development.

• You will be a technical leader of a cross functional team of software and systems engineers who are currently collaborating with multiple teams across RTX businesses to create new and exciting mission critical products to help break into new markets.

• You will get to work with quantum resistant encryption algorithms.

• You will communicate effectively to a host of stakeholders across the technical spectrum, including customers, program management and senior leadership.

  What YOU will Learn:

• You will gain knowledge of Collins Aerospace products and how they enable our armed forces to work collaboratively with other branches of our own armed forces, and across our allied partners who are using disparate networks and classification levels.

• You will have the opportunity to grow! Cryptographic technology is needed in many applications across platforms and environments, making this a market with a huge growth potential. You will help our company to capture this market and develop our reputation as a top-tier supplier for this technology.

Education & Experience:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications you must have:

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.

• Experience leading a team in defining requirements, developing architecture and design, performing subsystem- and/or software-level integration and verification. 

• Previous professional experience with real-time embedded software

Skills We Value:

• Exposure to Crypto system requirements capture, design formulation, crypto algorithms and their implementation and Integration of crypto system hardware and software components.

• Experience developing in the Agile framework. 

• Experience with bidding and bid review, planning and managing project budget, schedule, and scope.

• Experience with Information Assurance and/or Cybersecurity industry standards of practice

• Experience as a technical or project led to ensure that project execution is successful.

• Experience with software development process, methodologies, and concepts as well as Python

• Preferred applicants will currently hold a Secret (or above) security clearance, or have held one within the past two years, but it’s required at the start.

• Ability to work through challenging situations in a healthy and collaborative way.

• You will help create a collaborative team culture that drives predictable program performance to consistently meet business and customer commitments. 

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

• Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

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.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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 you can buy 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

•  And more! 

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all U.S. positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)

• Drug Screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year.

  At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

  Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 96,000 USD - 200,000 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.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.