Principal Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

RTX • Cedar Rapids, IA

1d • $107,500 - $204,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Department in Mission Systems at Collins Aerospace is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to design, test, and produce HF systems for communication products, including radios, amplifiers, receivers, and couplers used in ground, airborne, and naval applications. The role involves applying electrical engineering principles to HF hardware and circuit-card design throughout the product lifecycle, from requirements capture and design documentation through verification, integration, and testing. The engineer will work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment, lead development activities, coordinate design reviews, and communicate technical and project information to peers, management, and customers.

This is an onsite position in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. U.S. citizenship is required because the role involves access to information restricted to U.S. citizens. No security clearance is required. The salary range is $107,500–$204,500, and the position is eligible for relocation assistance.

Requirements

• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development tasks in JIRA.
• Experience using electrical engineering lab equipment such as multimeters, signal sources, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with schematics of electrical circuit designs.
• Ability to prepare bids and proposals.
• Understanding of project management and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Ability to mentor and guide more junior engineers.
• Ability to effectively communicate project status or issues to peers and management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, verify, support, and troubleshoot HF hardware for communication products, applying electrical engineering principles and techniques.
• Perform circuit-card design lifecycle activities, including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, and signal integrity analysis.
• Create board stack-up and routing instructions.
• Coordinate and review printed wiring board layout, create test plans, perform root cause analysis, and support integration.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure requirements are met throughout the product lifecycle, including integration and testing of the final product.
• Lead development activities.
• Prepare and present project or technical information to peers, internal management, and customers.
• Produce technical documentation, including specifications, hardware design documents, and test plans.
• Apply cost and schedule management methods to projects.
• Perform trade studies and select components needed to implement requirements.
• Coordinate design reviews and ensure appropriate design documentation is generated.

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.
• 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 planning.
• 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.
• Relocation assistance.
• Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and holidays may be available, depending on the business unit and applicable collective-bargaining agreement.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.

What This Job Offers

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