Electrical Engineer II, Computing Products (Onsite)
About The Position
The Computing Products Department in Collins Aerospace’s Avionics business unit develops and sustains avionics hardware, including integrated processing cabinets, video processing modules, network products, and control panels for commercial and military aircraft. This Electrical Engineer will develop digital hardware for high-performance computing products, such as processing computers and network switches, for commercial avionics platforms. The position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The role involves developing digital hardware circuit boards for new products and supporting existing products through recertification after changes, cost-savings work, production support, troubleshooting equipment returned from the field or an OEM assembly line, and obsolescence management. It offers exposure to avionics networking technologies that affect aircraft performance, safety, and reliability. The engineer will also learn about airborne electronic hardware, embedded processing resources, avionics interfaces, and video interfaces.
Requirements
- Typically, a STEM degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
- Previous or current experience in an Electrical Engineering role.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with digital electronics design principles.
- Schematic capture experience for creating digital circuits.
- Printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout experience.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to multitask and manage unexpected events.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to produce clear and concise technical documentation.
- Experience with Ethernet, I2C, USB, LVDS, and SERDES bus technologies.
- Experience with high-speed memory interfaces.
- Qualification testing experience in DO-160.
- Experience with design tools for signal integrity and timing analysis.
- Ability to perform hands-on troubleshooting using engineering lab equipment.
Responsibilities
- Design circuit boards and board layouts to support the product lifecycle.
- Support product recertification (TSO or PMA) resulting from minor or major changes.
- Identify cost-saving solutions for overall product standard cost.
- Support production in achieving on-time delivery goals.
- Resolve product issues and technical inquiries from OEM customers.
- Troubleshoot equipment returned from the field or OEM assembly line.
- Evaluate product part-change notifications, including obsolete and end-of-life parts.
- Evaluate designs for Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Test (DFT).
- Capture, trace, and verify requirements.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching 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.
- 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.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
