Senior Network Engineer - Connected Aviation (onsite)

Networking Solutions Engineer

The ARINC GLOBAL Network (AGN) system spans private data centers around the world, providing aviation, airport, government, and transportation customers with highly reliable, secure, and available connectivity. At Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, you will help design, develop, and sustain mission-critical networking solutions that support global aviation and transportation operations.

What YOU will do:

• Design, develop, test, and evaluate networking solutions for the ARINC GLOBAL Network.
• Configure and implement Cisco-based routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and VPN solutions.
• Apply cybersecurity practices to network designs to ensure secure and resilient services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create technical design solutions and supporting documentation.
• Provide troubleshooting and post-deployment support across multi-routing network infrastructures.

What YOU will learn:

• How to design and maintain large-scale, mission-critical private networks supporting global aviation.
• How to integrate advanced routing, switching, and security technologies in high-availability systems.
• How to apply automation, configuration management, and security practices to modern networking.
• How to collaborate across engineering disciplines and global teams to deliver customer solutions.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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.
• Strong Cisco networking skills, with experience in LAN/WAN, routing (BGP, OSPF), switching (VLANs, STP, 802.1Q), and VPN configuration.
• Demonstrated knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, subnetting, and OSI model fundamentals.
• Experience troubleshooting with tools such as Wireshark and TCPDUMP, and configuring SPAN/monitor sessions.
• Background in building or supporting highly available, low-latency, and secure network infrastructures.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network+, JNCIA, or PCNSE.
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Knowledge of SIP/VoIP technologies, QOS, and voice network design.
• Understanding of airport, aviation, or air transport industry network requirements.
• Experience designing or supporting RF communications, tunneling/encapsulation, and large-scale network operations.

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
• And more!

The salary range for this role is $90,000 - $182,000 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.