Date Posted:

2026-08-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-CO-AURORA-S76 ~ 16430 E Hughes Dr ~ BLDG S76

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance Type:

TS/SCI - Current

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Job Description

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX 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. 

C TX Collins is seeking an Associate Director-level Chief Engineer for the AF DCGS High Band Mission Applications Software (HBMAS) Sustainment and Development Program. This position is contingent upon contract award. The Chief Engineer will lead a program with 49‑engineers executing an agile process, in multi-disciplinary matrixed organization, responsible for cloud-enabled software development, sustainment, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, test/QA, integration, deployment, and field services.

The program executes in a high-tempo Agile environment with continuous, direct engagement with AF DCGS stakeholders and operational users. The Chief Engineer defines technical strategy, drives iterative delivery, ensures cloud and data architecture integrity, and leads the modernization of mission applications that ingest, tag, audit, and protect critical intelligence data.

THIS ROLE IS CONTINGENT: Employment is based on contract award and customer funding

This candidate must have an active TS/SCI – Current security clearance. position is an onsite role in Aurora, CO and is contingent on contract award.

Sign-on Bonus Eligible

What You Will Do

• Serve as the program’s top technical authority and be accountable for the program’s technical cost and schedule.
• Own system architecture, cloud strategy, modernization roadmap, and the technical baseline.
• Guide iterative Agile development, including sprint reviews, backlog prioritization, and PI planning sessions.
• Direct engineering execution across software development, systems engineering, cyber engineering, DevSecOps, test/QA, design support, and field services.
• Lead customer-facing technical discussions, architecture reviews, and continuous coordination with AF DCGS engineering and operations teams.
• Oversee requirements, design, integration, verification, deployment, and sustainment activities.
• Manage program-level technical risks, opportunities, and performance measures.
• Mentor senior engineers, architects, product owners, and discipline leads.
   

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Expertise in software-intensive systems, cloud architectures, secure data workflows, cyber engineering, and DevSecOps.
• Experience with classified operational systems.
• DoD 8570 IAT-II certification.
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience.
• Active and transferable TS/SCI - Current clearance is required prior to start date
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer​

• Experience with AF DCGS or ISR mission systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, or rapid capability fielding.
• Strong communication skills and ability to align technical execution with evolving customer needs.
• DoD 8570 IAT-II (Security+ or higher)
• Demonstrated success leading architecture decisions and modernizing mission capabilities

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 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
• Eligible for relocation
• And more! 

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Learn More & Apply Now!​

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? 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. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

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.

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.

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 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 Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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