Digital Hardware Design Engineer 1 (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace is seeking a highly motivated entry-level Electrical Engineer for the Computing Products Department within the Displays, Controls, Computing & Networking Engineering directorate. The department develops and sustains avionics hardware, including ruggedized mission computers, video processing modules, and network products for commercial and military aircraft. The position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The engineer will support all phases of the hardware development lifecycle, including program pursuit, design, integration, verification, and factory transition. The role contributes to development of computing modules and air vehicle computers, working with cross-functional teams in Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, and Design-to-Cost. Competence in high-speed digital circuit board design, testability, and thermal management is essential.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM major, obtained by the start date.
- Understanding of engineering digital circuit design concepts.
- Familiarity with development and design of electronic circuits and/or multi-assembly system or unit designs.
- Desire to perform hands-on troubleshooting.
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under the program/contract.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and independently manage assigned tasks.
- Familiarity with taking design concepts from block diagrams or requirements through complete hardware design, including verification through testing and integration.
- Experience with schematic-capture design tools and the PCB design process to analyze and simulate designs before hardware implementation.
- Experience using PCB electronic circuit design software for signal integrity, power integrity, and analog simulation.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior engineers to design, analyze, simulate, and test circuit card assemblies for avionics computers, including processors, FPGAs, memory, and high-speed interfaces.
- Operate laboratory equipment to perform integration testing on hardware designs.
- Work on schematic capture for digital and analog mixed-signal electrical circuit designs.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
