Associate Director - Systems Engineering & Digital Thread Enablement

Overview

Technical leadership role in enterprise digital engineering, integrating systems engineering, software and digital engineering tools to enable the Digital Thread across Collins Aerospace.

What you'll do

• Provide technical leadership in architecting, implementing, and optimizing enterprise digital engineering solutions.
• Enable connectivity and traceability across engineering artifacts, including requirements, system models, design elements, verification activities, and test results.
• Lead the technical implementation, integration, and optimization of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) toolchains and Engineering Lifecycle Management applications.
• Define strategies for engineering data exchange, artifact relationships, information consistency, and traceability across interconnected systems.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering stakeholders to understand engineering workflows and develop technically feasible integration solutions.
• Champion systems engineering standards, digital engineering methodologies, and industry best practices to improve engineering effectiveness.
• Serve as a technical authority in digital engineering integration, providing architectural direction and mentoring engineers across Software and Systems Engineering disciplines.
• Collaborate with Engineering customers, Digital Technology teams, Enterprise Architects, Cybersecurity stakeholders, and technology vendors to deliver integrated solutions.
• Influence technical decisions through architectural assessments, trade studies, engineering analysis, and data-driven recommendations.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex application, integration, infrastructure, and platform-related issues.
• Communicate complex technical concepts, architectural alternatives, integration risks, and solutions to technical stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Provide technical leadership within Agile Release Trains (ARTs), supporting solution development, integration, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate emerging digital engineering technologies and recommend innovations that enhance engineering efficiency, integration, and enterprise scalability.

What you'll need

• A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM discipline; alternatively, an Advanced Degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Enterprise Application Integration, or Digital Engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering lifecycle processes, including Requirements Management, System Architecture, Integration, Verification, Validation, Traceability, Interface Design, and Data Exchange.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex application integrations, interoperability challenges, and technical issues across interconnected systems.
• Proven technical leadership capabilities, including influencing architectural decisions and solving complex multidisciplinary problems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Expert knowledge of multiple technical work areas, with the ability to identify and apply industry best practices.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience architecting or implementing enterprise Digital Thread solutions across multiple engineering lifecycle applications.
• Hands-on experience integrating MBSE, Requirements Management, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), or Test Management platforms.
• Experience with engineering application integration technologies, including Python, Java, .NET, REST APIs, scripting, web services, and enterprise integration frameworks.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler, Teamwork Cloud, SysML, Syndeia, or comparable engineering model integration technologies.
• Familiarity with interoperability standards and data exchange frameworks such as OSLC, ReqIF, REST, and other engineering information exchange standards.
• Strong understanding of engineering data models, artifact relationships, traceability, data governance, synchronization, and information integrity.
• Experience supporting enterprise engineering application infrastructure, including cloud or on-premises deployments, containerization, application administration, and platform upgrades.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering standards and methodologies, including ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, INCOSE practices, and Model-Based Engineering approaches.
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments and collaborating with geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Familiarity with emerging Digital Engineering capabilities, including Digital Twins, Model-Based Enterprises, engineering automation, and AI-enabled engineering solutions.
• Experience with engineering lifecycle management and MBSE applications such as Cameo Systems Modeler, Teamwork Cloud, IBM DOORS, Jama Connect, Polarion, Teamcenter, Syndeia, Jira, Git, GitLab, MATLAB, and Simulink.
• Hands-on experience developing or implementing application integrations using REST APIs, web services, middleware, or comparable technologies.
• Experience with modern software development practices and web browser diagnostics.
• Strong knowledge of the engineering technology market, with the ability to identify best practices and recommend solutions aligned with RTX enterprise objectives.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India (DLF Cybercity Gachibowli, Block 3, 7th Floor).
• Work mode: Hybrid, with the onsite/offsite ratio set in partnership with your leader.
• Background check required for all external new hires in India.