Avionics Senior Systems Engineer (Onsite)

RTX Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

RTX Corporation, through its Collins Aerospace segment, seeks an experienced Avionics Systems Engineer to drive the full development lifecycle from concept to certification. You will lead design reviews with aircraft OEMs, translate requirements across domains, and develop robust test procedures for verification and validation.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, performance in a leadership capacity, and deep knowledge of aviation standards and certification processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of experience, or an Advanced Degree with 3 years of experience.
• Experience in major aspects of avionics systems engineering development.

Responsibilities

• Engineering duties spanning the entire development life cycle from systems design through testing and delivery.
• Capture requirements from aircraft OEMs and allocate to domains.
• Create design approaches and prototypes; lead design reviews with OEMs.
• Develop test procedures and verification methods for requirements.
• Prepare certification artifacts and ARP4754/DO-160-related activities.
• Support cross-functional teams and communicate solutions to customers and engineers.

Skills

Avionics systems engineering

Technical leadership

DO-178/ARP4754

Hardware DO-160

JIRA/JAMA/DOORS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

JIRA

JAMA

DOORS

Job description

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 our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can.

Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

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

With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

What You Will Do:

• Engineering duties spanning the entire development life cycle from systems design through systems testing and delivery
• Capturing requirements from aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
• Decompose and allocate requirements to appropriate domains within Collins Aerospace
• Creating design approaches and prototypes
• Leading design approach presentations and reviews internally and externally with the OEM’s
• Creation of test procedures and analysis methods to verify and validate requirements
• Completion of certification artifacts, including Systems Certification Summary, TSO compliance reports, and process compliance.
• Interpretation of and participation in ARP-4754 customer audits
• Answer customer questions and investigate issues related to software and hardware delivered to the OEM
• Investigations of root causes of issues discovered during flight tests and in-service aircraft operations
• Support activities to manage scope, schedule, and cost while optimizing engineering resources
• Support cross-functional integrated product team development between Collins engineering subject matter experts and customer engineers
• Communicate engineering design solutions both orally and written with customers, other engineers, technicians, pilots, and leadership
• Developing systems architecture and human-machine interface requirements for new aircraft development
• Change Impact Analysis for HIRF and Lightning qualification (DO-160)

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience in major aspects of avionics systems engineering development

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in a technical leadership role
• Experience in avionics certification (DO178B/C, ARP4754)
• Understanding and experience with Hardware DO-160, EMI/ENV Qualification
• Project Engineering experience
• An understanding of FAA FAR's and Advisory Circulars
• Agile process experience
• Use of JIRA, JAMA, DOORS and other engineering process tools
• Private Pilot License.
• IFR rating a plus.
• Drone Flight certified

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.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form - with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 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 skills. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 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, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

We anticipate the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.

RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.