Flight Control Software Engineer I (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace is seeking an early-career Software Engineer to contribute to flight control products for next-generation business, regional, military, and air-transport fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Flight control system functions may include flight guidance, autothrottle, autopilot, maintenance, and autoland systems. The role offers an opportunity to apply software engineering skills to real-time embedded systems with critical safety requirements. The engineer will work on software development for flight control systems, including requirements definition and review, implementation of control and signal-processing algorithms, software testing, and support for DO-178B/C-compliant certification activities. Algorithms may be hand-coded or incorporated from MATLAB Simulink/Stateflow auto-generated code. The position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. U.S. citizenship is required to access certain necessary systems; the posting also identifies eligible U.S. persons or candidates eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations as required.
Requirements
- A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
- Experience developing in modern programming languages such as C++ or C.
- Experience with object-oriented design.
- U.S. citizenship is required for access to certain necessary systems; U.S.-person status or eligibility to obtain necessary export authorizations is also specified.
Nice To Haves
- Good working knowledge of data structures and how to use them efficiently to solve problems.
- Experience with agile methodologies.
- Experience with model-based development in MATLAB/Simulink.
- Experience with or passion for avionics systems.
- Experience collaborating in a team environment.
- Experience communicating technical information to management, customers, and engineering team members.
- Prior experience with object-oriented development and embedded software development.
- Familiarity with software requirements and configuration management tools.
Responsibilities
- Define and review software requirements, including interface requirements.
- Implement control and signal-processing algorithms through hand-coding and integration of auto-generated MATLAB Simulink/Stateflow code into application software.
- Conduct requirements-based software testing.
- Support DO-178B/C-compliant software certification activities.
Benefits
- Relocation eligibility.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits may be available.
- 401(k) match may be available.
- Flexible spending accounts may be available.
- Flexible work schedules may be available.
- Employee assistance program may be available.
- Employee Scholar Program may be available.
- Parental leave may be available.
- Paid time off and holidays may be available.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
