01825987 Electrical Engineer II – Computing Products (Onsite)

Socket.dev; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

RTX Collins Aerospace seeks an Electrical Engineer II to join the Avionics Network Hardware team. You will design digital hardware and support product recertification, cost reductions, and field troubleshooting to improve aircraft networking solutions.

The role focuses on high-bandwidth avionics hardware, FPGA/ASIC interfaces, and memory/bus technologies. On-site collaboration with a multidisciplinary team is expected.

Qualifications

• STEM degree required with 2+ years experience or advanced degree.
• Experience in Electrical Engineering role.
• Onsite work requirement noted in posting.

Responsibilities

• Design circuit/board layout to support product lifecycle.
• Support product recertification (TSO/PMA) driven by changes.
• Identify cost savings to the standard product cost.
• Support production to achieve on-time delivery goals.
• Resolve OEM customer issues and field equipment troubleshooting.
• Evaluate part change notifications (obsolescence, end of life).
• Evaluate designs for DTC, DFM, DFT.
• Requirements capture, tracing, and verification.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Digital design principles

Problem solving

Documentation

Communication

Education

B.S. in STEM

Tools

Schematic capture

PCB design

Signal integrity analysis

DO-160 testing

Ethernet/I2C/USB/LVDS/SERDES

Lab troubleshooting

Job description

Date Posted

2026-09-16

Country

United States of America

Location

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-131 ~ 5450 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 131

Position Role Type

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements

The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status

Not Required

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.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry.

We are seeking a highly motivated Electrical Engineer II to join our Avionics Network Hardware team within the Computing Products Department of the Displays, Controls, Computing & Networking Directorate.

Our team develops and sustains high-bandwidth, mission-critical networking solutions supporting both avionics aircraft control and airline information services. Our product portfolio includes:

• Next-generation network and computing solutions
• ARINC 664 network switches and end systems
• High-performance, high-assurance computing modules
• Video and graphics processing hardware

In this role you will be involved in the development of digital hardware circuit boards for new products. Responsibilities will also include support of existing products including product recertification driven by minor or major changes, cost savings identification, troubleshooting equipment from the field or OEM assembly line and obsolescence management. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge avionics networking technologies that directly impact aircraft performance, safety, and reliability.

What You Will Do

• Designing circuit / board layout to support product lifecycle
• Working through product recertification (TSO or PMA) driven by a minor/major changes
• Extracting cost savings solutions to the overall standard cost of the product.
• Supporting production to achieve on time delivery goals
• Resolving product issues and technical inquiries from our OEM customers
• Troubleshooting returned equipment from the field or OEM assembly line
• Evaluating product part change notifications (obsolete parts, end of life parts, etc)
• Evaluate designs for Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT)
• Requirementscapture, tracing, andverification

What You Will Learn

• Airborne Electronic Hardware (including FPGA, CPLD, ASICs)
• Embedded processing resources (PowerPC, Intel, and ARM)
• Avionics interfaces (including ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, I2C, SPI, Ethernet)
• Video interfaces (including SMPTE, analog, DVI, DisplayPort).

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field.
• Previous or current experience in an Electrical Engineering role.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with digital electronics design principles
• Schematic capture experience for creation of digital circuits
• Printed circuit board (PCB) design layout experience
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Be able to multi-task and manage through unexpected events
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to produce clear and concise technical documentation
• Experience with Ethernet, I2C, USB, LVDS, and SERDES bus technologies
• Experience with High-speedmemory interfaces
• Qualification testing experience in DO-160
• Design tools experience for signal integrity and timing analysis
• Capable of hands-on troubleshooting using engineering lab equipment.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 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 illnessinsurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
• 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
• And more!

Onsite

Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attendselect steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 68,900 USD - 131,100 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key