Senior Principal Airborne Electronic Hardware Engineer (REMOTE)

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA

1d•Remote

About The Position

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With three market-leading businesses, world-class operations, and investments in research and development, RTX offers capabilities and opportunities unmatched by others. Collins Aerospace, a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions, helps redefine the aerospace and defense industry. The Design Certification Engineering Group is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Systems Engineer to support Avionics certification programs, specifically in the Airborne Electronic Hardware (AEH) discipline. The candidate is expected to have product or system certification experience in this AEH discipline. This position involves reviewing and approving certification compliance data, interfacing with customers, suppliers, and external certification authorities, and providing guidance to engineering teams on certification-related processes. While based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, remote work is a possibility for the right candidate.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
8 years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including up to 4 years of educational experience.
Must have passed or be able to pass the TSO Compliance Representative (TCR) application/selection process to be nominated by Avionics Certification and authorized as a compliance approver.
Have significant domain knowledge and knowledge of products, systems and applicable regulatory requirements for hardware.
May be considered a domain specialist or a generalist in multiple domains and/or systems areas of expertise.

Responsibilities

Serve as a compliance evaluator, to review hardware engineering artifacts to find compliance to the applicable systems guidance, standards, and regulations including but not limited to TSOs, DO-254, DO-297, Advisory Circulars, Foreign Certification Memos, etc.
Serve as compliance approver to formally approve engineering artifacts for compliance to the applicable guidance, standards, and regulations.
Work with engineering to resolve findings of non-compliance to the applicable guidance, standards, and regulations.
Provide certification interface with customers, design specialists, suppliers and subcontracts, allocating compliance demonstration expectations.
Mentor engineering during the development of detailed planning in the context of a program team, including customization of development processes.
Provide independent assessment of airworthiness process adherence.
Assure that project planning is accomplished to the appropriate level of fidelity and that development teams are following appropriate processes.
Understand and utilize internal processes, methods and tools for review and approval of engineering artifacts for compliance.
Understand current development and documentation processes and techniques.
Review metrics and defect trends, identify systemic root causes and process improvements.
Recommend new approaches, tools and techniques that drive continuous improvement in development, review and approval processes.
Maintain awareness of technology within the domains of their area of expertise and develop technology strategies for the domains in the area of expertise.
Complete recurrent training expectations applicable for finding compliance to guidance, standards, and regulations.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia 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