Systems Product Owner - Secure Systems (Onsite)

Date Posted: 2026-07-10 Country: United States of America Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-137 ~ 855 35Th St NE ~ BLDG 137 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: Secret - Current Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required on day 1 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. The Secure Subsystems Department is responsible for the design, test, and certification of cross-domain technologies and cryptographic products that equip our warfighters to thrive in today’s multi-domain battlespace. Our department collaborates with portfolio teams across the organization to help capture new business and create security-hardened solutions that address our customers’ demanding needs.   The Cross-Domain Solutions Engineering team seeks a Systems Product Owner (PO) - Secure Systems with a passion for innovation and the drive to see new technology and capability matured into fielded solutions. The Product Owner (PO) ensures the Scrum Team is focused on developing the right things. The PO is a technical leader embedded within the Scrum Teams to provide technical guidance, influence work backlog, and collaborates with Product Management to plan and deliver solutions. This role will contribute to a team responsible for systems and cyber security engineering tasks related to our next-generation security-enabled mission computing, crypto, and cross-domain technologies, maturing products from low TRL through a program of record accreditation and factory production.  What You Will Do Lead and mentor a Systems Engineering Scrum Team through Design and Development efforts Communicate with multiple levels of management, team members, and customers Interface with multiple Hardware and Software Scrum Teams to work through dependencies and technical challenges Prepare and maintain project plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to ensure that all action item lists are completed, and project quality expectations are met Estimate costs, resources, and time required to complete projects to ensure business targets are met Maintain and provide analysis of trends, performance, resource cost and forecasting reports Gather and analyze data to monitor projects' progress in terms of cost, schedule, and technical specifications to facilitate operations and ensure that established objectives and budgets are achieved Meet with the project team regularly to manage project performance, status, open issues, and tasks Conduct critical path analysis and works closely with the program leadership to manage tasks and workflow Monitor and assess project issues, escalates when necessary, and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives Provide support for proposal and bids, and using estimation tools SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE Qualifications You Must Have Experience operating as a Product Owner in an Agile Environment Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools Active and transferable SECRET clearance is required prior to start date U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience  Qualifications We Prefer Exceptionally strong communication skills, experience presenting technical data to program management Experience capturing customer requirements, design concept development, and deriving and tracing system and sub-system level requirements Experience with peer review processes, configuration and change management Familiarity with bidding and project/task estimation tools Experience conducting root cause analysis and corrective actions What We Offer     • 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     • This position is eligible for relocation assistance     • And more!   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 collaborati