Senior Engineer – System Modeling V&V and Accreditation (VVA)

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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’s Applied Research and Technology

Collins Aerospace’s Applied Research and Technology organization is a small, agile centrally held enterprise level technology organization with capabilities located globally.  We work with Raytheon Technology Research Center, Universities, External Research organizations and global business units to identify, develop and demonstrate innovative technology solutions, products, services and intelligent systems supporting the Collins Aerospace Six(6) Strategic Initiatives. The team’s vision is “Accelerating transformative technologies for a safer more connected and sustainable world”

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.

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative, and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global, diverse organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities? If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

Summary:

The Collins Aerospace Applied Research & Technology organization seeks candidates with proven research credentials in model-based engineering to join the Engineering Simulation Group. The team is part of the Collins Aerospace Advanced Methods Department, and geographically distributed in the US and Italy, and works with Collins product teams and external research sponsors to extend both the state of the art and the state of the practice of Cyber Physical, Embedded systems and AI-enabled systems development.

The ideal candidate has a mix of academic and research background in Model-Based Engineering and experience in aircraft-level modeling Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VVA) to support a certification decision for a large-scale complex M&S application.

The candidate is required to be adaptable to change, possess critical thinking skills and determined to accomplish tasks based on program schedule, collaborate with teammates, enjoy learning new technologies, be self-motivated and contribute to a positive work environment.

When you join us, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative, mission-critical projects that push the boundaries of what technology can do. As part of the Applied Research & Technology (ART) team, you will be you will be accelerating transformative technology for a safer, more connected, and sustainable world.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Candidate will develop new model-based engineering methods and solutions exploring evolutionary immersive VR/AR approaches, and data-driven methods for architecture trade-off analysis, design, integration, and test of the aircraft state estimation system; Aircraft and mission system in operational environments modeling Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) to support a certification decision for a large-scale complex M&S application.
• Contribute to the definition of R&D activities within an international research community, including technology development within collaborative multi-national research programs, combining research and development skills.
• Lead the maturation and transition of transformative technologies to industrial business units bridging the gap between exploratory research and industrial application.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline, and up to 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in aircraft level modeling and simulation.
• Strong technical writing and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify complex problems, evaluate options, and develop solutions.
• Motivated self-starter with a strong enthusiasm to learn and passion for speed and agility; proactive in building sound, collaborative relationships, and skills to work in international teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in an appropriate technical discipline, such as Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline and up to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Deep Technical knowledge of flight dynamics, aircraft architectures, state estimation sensor systems (e.g. DME/VOR, ILS, Air Data Systems, and Radar Altimeters, etc.) and their environmental operating conditions.
• Experience with simulation/modeling of aircraft sensor systems, sensor fusion algorithms, and environmental coexistence mitigation approaches.
• Experience with methods for uncertainty propagation, sensitivity analysis and scenario-based V&V.
• Experience with scientific computing environments and modeling paradigm such as Modelica, MATLAB, Simulink, or ANSYS, etc.
• Experience in developing in environments including Gazebo, AirSim, Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Familiarity with ML frameworks such as, e.g., Keras, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Matlab Deep Learning Toolbox.
• Familiarity with modern programming languages (C/C++, Java, etc.).
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python.
• Knowledge of project management.

Be part of our Team:

• Join our multicultural team and work with people from different countries
• Internal and external training opportunities to promote the continuous learning and development of our employees
• Global career opportunities at over 300 sites worldwide

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.

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