**Date Posted:** 2025-07-23 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** HPR01: Collins Puerto Rico- Aguadilla Road 110 North Km 28.8 San Antonio Industrial Park, Aguadilla, PR, 00603 USA **Position Role Type:** Hybrid **U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:** U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. **Security Clearance:** None/Not Required Collins Aerospace is looking to hire a **Principal Systems Engineer** to join our Avionics team. In this role you will be responsible for leading and supporting system design and integration activities, ensuring the successful development and deployment of advanced helmet vision systems. With an emphasis on product quality, we are developing optical systems which bring improved value to the flight deck through enhanced situational awareness, lower operating minima, and added safety benefits. From being the Head-Up Display provider for the Boeing Dreamliner to the Helmet Mounted Display provider for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Collins Aerospace continues to build trust every day. Our Systems Engineering team is responsible for overall helmet display system requirement definition, including the definition of interfaces with other aircraft systems, the definition of desired functionality (including display formats and behaviors), and the verification and validation of the correct implementation of these defined characteristics, as well as LRU system definition and qualification. This position is based at our **Aguadilla, PR** location. You must be residing in Puerto Rico at the time of starting employment. Relocation is not offered. This role is categorized as **hybrid** , with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote following the schedule assigned by the Manager. **What YOU will do:** + Manage overall project requirements, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, evaluation measurements, and other disciplines for large or complex projects. Coordinates project management. + Monitor budgets, cost, effectiveness, and reliability of activities and make recommendations to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and ensure that standards are met. + Provide analysis for the decomposition of customer specifications and preparation of system-level requirements, system descriptions, wiring diagrams, interface control documents, software and hardware requirement documentation. + Make recommendations to improve the quality of the organization’s systems products and services. + Provide recommendations to develop system and safety requirements in accordance with MIL-STD-882. + Provide conceptual design to foster decomposition of the system requirements into lower level requirements; leads collaborative work with hardware and software engineering design teams to develop functions into their design states. + Prepare and participating in system design reviews in accordance with MIL-STD-1521 or other internal processes. + Coordinate system integration cases and procedures. + Make recommendations for the generation of plans and verification criteria for the requirements. + Perform analysis at all levels of the total system product including concept, design, fabrication, modeling, test, installation. **What YOU will learn:** + You will learn about our growing engineering team in Puerto Rico; What we do? Who do we support? How do we work? + You will learn the technologies of today and tomorrow which we count on to maintain world leadership in the aerospace industry. + You will learn why people enjoy themselves and feel fulfilled by working in our industry. **Qualifications YOU must have:** + Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 5 years of relevant experience. + Demonstrated professional experience communicating in English (verbal and written). + U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract. + Must be willing to travel 10% or as needed **Qualifications We Prefer:** + Experience with estimating, tracking, and reporting project costs and schedule. + Experience managing multiple levels of requirements. + Experience with Verification, Validation, and Qualification Testing. + Experience with optics and hardware integration + Experience working with Electro-optical and/or infrared imaging sensor systems and/or display systems. + Knowledge of hardware systems, such as FPGA development, optical light sources, and mechanical tolerance stack-up. + Knowledge of advanced electro-optical systems to include imaging systems in multiple spectral bands, and digital image processing. + Knowledge of advanced display technologies, to include experience with micro-display and projection technologies. **What We Offer** 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. + Participation in the Employee Scholar Program (ESP) + Life insurance and disability coverage + Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 8 free counseling sessions. + And more! **Learn More & Apply Now!** Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, 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. Join our growing team in Puerto Rico, where you will provide critical support to all Collins SBUs, working on exciting programs and projects ranging from the development of the next generation of advanced concept ejection seats to the latest technologies for the U.S. warfighter. **WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.** * Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role. **Hybrid:** Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader. 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. 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