Senior Electrical Engineer - Computing Products (Onsite)
About The Position
Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Computing Products Department within the Displays, Computing, Controls & Networking Directorate. The department develops and sustains avionics hardware, including ruggedized mission computers, video processing modules, and network products used on commercial and military aircraft. This onsite role in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, supports the DPC-2120 A2G program and DPC and GGM products. The engineer will contribute across the hardware development lifecycle, including program pursuit, design, integration, verification, qualification preparation and testing, and factory transition. The role involves close collaboration with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, Design-to-Cost teams, project engineering, and design leads. Key technical areas include high-speed digital circuit-board design, EMI control, manufacturability, testability, and thermal management. The position also includes troubleshooting and root-causing hardware failures during testing, supporting platform and equipment systems requests, and mentoring less experienced engineers. Travel is less than 10% as needed.
Requirements
- A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- Experience in an Electrical Engineering role.
- Hands-on troubleshooting experience.
- Must be a U.S. Person.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing hardware requirements and working with systems and subsystems teams to establish meaningful, testable design requirements.
- Experience using standard laboratory equipment for hardware integration testing.
- Ability to work collaboratively with team members and independently on assigned tasks.
- Experience with schematic capture of mixed-signal digital and analog electrical circuit designs.
- Printed wiring board (PWB) layout expertise.
- Experience interfacing with complex embedded devices, including microprocessors, graphics processors, and memory.
- Digital logic device development experience, including FPGA and ASIC development.
- Formal qualification experience, preferably with DO-160 or MIL-STD-810/MIL-STD-461 standards.
- Understanding of Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Test (DFT).
Responsibilities
- Design circuit cards for avionics computers.
- Attend design reviews and planning meetings and collaborate with other engineers.
- Troubleshoot circuit cards and complete computer hardware in a laboratory environment.
- Design test solutions to demonstrate design compliance.
- Prepare for and perform qualification testing and determine root causes of test failures.
- Support integration and qualification preparation and testing for the DPC-2120 A2G program and DPC and GGM products.
- Support platform and equipment systems teams with troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of failures that occur during testing.
- Mentor and delegate tasks to less experienced engineers working on the DPC product line.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure product requirements are achieved.
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
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Wellness rewards program
- Virtual doctor visits
- Child and elder care services
- Second-opinion medical expert service
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off and holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, subject to eligibility and other factors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
