Principal Systems Engineer -Displays (Onsite)
About The Position
RTX’s Collins Aerospace is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to help shape next-generation avionics solutions. The role provides technical leadership and influence over major engineering decisions, working across disciplines to deliver high-performance, safety-critical systems for commercial and military customers. The engineer will build on existing product foundations while addressing customer and program needs, and contribute to product strategy and future technology roadmaps. The position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It involves collaboration with hardware, software, program teams, global teams, suppliers, and other cross-functional stakeholders. The engineer will work on certified flight-deck systems and develop expertise in their design, integration, and delivery.
Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
- Leadership experience developing certified aerospace or other complex, regulated systems.
- Demonstrated success creating or contributing to system architectures and collaborating across engineering domains.
- Knowledge of avionics certification or regulatory requirements such as TSO, DO-160, DO-254, or DO-178B/C.
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the job posting.
Nice To Haves
- Background in optics, display technology, electronics, or hardware/software integration.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, particularly when coordinating across teams or presenting to leadership.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a systems engineering technical leader, defining and refining approaches that build on existing product foundations while meeting customer and program needs.
- Lead systems engineering activities, including system definition, architecture development, and integration planning, in partnership with hardware, software, and program teams.
- Ensure compliance with established engineering processes, certification requirements, and program design plans.
- Apply avionics or complex-systems expertise to influence product strategy, contribute to technology roadmaps, and support future pursuits.
- Coordinate across technical teams, guide design decisions, and shape project outcomes.
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
- 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
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
