RTX-posted 5 months ago
$82,000 - $164,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Rockford, IL
5,001-10,000 employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. We are currently seeking a Communications Systems Interface Engineer to join our Engine Controls & Accessories (EC&A) Digital Controls product line team. The Electrical Systems Aerospace Interface Development Team is looking for a Communications Systems Interface Engineer to play a key role in the development and integration of advanced communications and serial data bus technologies for next-generation aerospace power generation and distribution systems. This role involves working across multiple disciplines to ensure reliable, high-performance system interfaces and communication protocols critical to aerospace applications.

  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of systems, hardware, software, and test engineers to develop advanced aerospace communications and interface solutions.
  • Write and manage functional interface requirements and flow down to hardware, software, and test equipment groups.
  • Define and document I/O signals and data paths, using modern, web-based tools to ensure traceability and consistency.
  • Develop and execute interface verification plans, using both lab testing and simulation tools to ensure interoperability across all components.
  • Troubleshoot interface and communication issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
  • Support technical reviews, design documentation, and interface control documents (ICDs) throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Drive innovation in interface architectures and communication strategies to improve system performance and reliability.
  • Work hands-on in system-level integration labs to integrate and validate power distribution systems, ensuring proper function and communication over serial data buses (e.g., ARINC, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, AFDX).
  • 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.
  • Experience with requirements development.
  • Experience with design and verification of data communications electrical hardware. E.g. IEEE802.3 (ethernet) or CAN.
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline.
  • Experience with decomposing system requirements to support Hardware and Software design teams.
  • Designed at least one aircraft industry Communications standard such as ARINC 664, SAE AS6003, ARINC 825, ARINC 429, ARINC 629, or Mil-Std-1553B or equivalent.
  • Familiarity with the Scaled AGILE Framework process using JIRA.
  • Experience using the requirements management tool 'DOORS' and configuration management tool 'Synergy'.
  • Experience with python, VBA, DXL, and XML.
  • Previous experience working with certifying authorities to comply with aviation data bus design assurance guidelines such as CRI-F66, CRI-F30, CM E-09 Edition 1, and AC20-156.
  • Previous experience troubleshooting labs using an oscilloscope and/or Time domain reflectometer.
  • Understands signal integrity issues (i.e., transmission line theory).
  • 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.
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