Senior Principal Systems Engineer-Displays

RTX•Cedar Rapids, IA
•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

Collins Aerospace is hiring a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for its Display Products department. The role serves as a display system architect, creating technical approaches that build on product line foundations and align with internal and external customer expectations. The engineer leads display-product architecture and design, works directly with internal business units, and ensures project and organizational goals are met. The position also ensures compliance with Collins Consistent Engineering Processes and program and product requirements in design plans, contributes avionics expertise to the technology roadmap, and helps maintain the company's competitive position. The role involves developing certified flight-deck displays and integrating advanced technologies, with opportunities to lead teams and strategic projects and manage complex requirements and supplier relationships.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years of experience.
  • Leadership experience developing certified aerospace products and managing significant technical projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to create architectures and collaborate across disciplines for pursuits.
  • Knowledge of avionics regulatory and certification requirements, including TSO, DO-160, DO-254, and DO-178B/C.
  • Expert or mastery-level knowledge of the work area, typically gained through advanced education and experience.

Nice To Haves

  • Optical or displays engineering background.
  • Strong multimode communication skills, including the ability to coordinate across groups and influence senior management.
  • Advanced knowledge of related disciplines and the ability to identify connections and potential impacts on projects, programs, or systems.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a display system architect, creating technical approaches based on product-line foundations and aligned with internal and external customer expectations.
  • Lead the architecture and design of display products.
  • Interface directly with internal business units to support project and organizational goals.
  • Ensure compliance with Collins Consistent Engineering Processes and program and product requirements detailed in design plans.
  • Contribute avionics expertise to the technology roadmap and help maintain the company's competitive position.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee Scholar Program
  • Parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, subject to eligibility and other factors.
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