Avionics Systems Engineer II (Onsite)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineer to define, design, develop, integrate, and test avionics features for OEM aircraft platforms. The role spans the full systems engineering development life cycle, from requirements capture and system design through testing, delivery, flight-test support, and certification. The engineer will work with customer engineers and cross-functional Collins subject matter experts in an Agile team environment, and will communicate design progress and technical findings to customers, engineers, technicians, pilots, and leadership. The position offers potential career progression to Integrated Product Team leadership. The engineer is expected to learn the aircraft and help ensure safety is designed into systems under development.

The role is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Responsibilities include developing systems architecture and human-machine interface requirements, creating and presenting design approaches, verifying and validating requirements, supporting certification activities, investigating hardware and software issues, and conducting change impact analysis for HIRF and lightning qualification. The position may involve supporting customer audits and flight-test campaigns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred), and a minimum of 2 years of prior engineering experience, or equivalent.
• Experience or formal training in avionics systems engineering development.

Nice To Haves

• Troubleshooting methodologies for diagnosing system problems.
• Experience or knowledge of avionics certification, including DO-178B/C and ARP-4754.
• Knowledge of hardware DO-160 and EMI/environmental qualification.
• Project engineering knowledge.
• Understanding of FAA FARs and Advisory Circulars.
• Agile process experience.
• Experience using JIRA, JAMA, DOORS, and other engineering process tools.
• Private Pilot License; IFR rating is a plus.
• Drone flight certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering duties across the development life cycle, from systems design through testing and delivery.
• Capture requirements from aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
• Decompose and allocate requirements to appropriate Collins Aerospace domains.
• Create design approaches and prototypes.
• Present and review design approaches internally and with OEM customers.
• Create test procedures and analysis methods to verify and validate requirements.
• Support certification artifacts, including Systems Certification Summaries, TSO compliance reports, and process compliance documentation.
• Interpret and participate in ARP-4754 customer audits.
• Answer customer questions and investigate issues related to software and hardware delivered to OEMs.
• Investigate root causes of issues identified during flight tests and in-service aircraft operations.
• Support management of scope, schedule, and cost while optimizing engineering resources.
• Support cross-functional integrated product team development with Collins engineering subject matter experts and customer engineers.
• Communicate engineering design progress orally and in writing to customers, engineers, technicians, pilots, and leadership.
• Develop systems architecture and human-machine interface requirements for new aircraft development.
• Perform change impact analysis for HIRF and lightning qualification (DO-160).
• Support flight-test campaigns and completion of certification activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages.
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
• Carrot Health support for hormonal health, fertility, and family building.
• 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.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level