Lead Avionics Systems Architect for Aircraft Certification

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

Generous 401(k) plan with employer-m科m

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer with a passion for avionics systems engineering and a strong track record in leading cross-functional teams. You will define, design, develop, integrate, and test new features for OEM aircraft platforms, support flight tests and certification activities, and supervise Integrated Product Teams.

The role requires advanced knowledge of civilian aircraft avionics, experience with certification standards, and the ability to interact

Qualifications

• 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.
• Advanced knowledge of avionic systems on civilian commercial aircraft.
• Deep experience leading avionics engineering development phases.
• Evident wide experience leading customer facing engineering teams.
• Evident deep engineering experience interacting and communicating with commercial aircraft OEM’s.
• Proven ability to interpret and manage requirements, interface control documents, CONOPS, technical specifications, TRDs, and verification matrices.
• Experience using engineering tools JIRA, JAMA, and DOORS and the AGILE process.
• Deep knowledge of aircraft certification standards such as ARP-4754, DO178B/C, DO-160.

Responsibilities

• Leading engineering duties spanning the entire development life cycle from systems design through systems testing and delivery
• Leading requirements capture from aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
• Decompose and allocate requirements to appropriate domains within Collins Aerospace
• Leading the creation of innovative design approaches and prototypes
• Leading design approach presentations and reviews internally and externally with the OEM’s
• Leading creation of test procedures and analysis methods to verify and validate requirements
• Active support in the preparation of certification artifacts, including Systems Certification Summary, TSO compliance reports, and process compliance
• Lead the creation of artifacts to support Stages of Involvement SOI 1, 2, 3, 4 and TSO submittals
• Interpretation of and participation in ARP-4754 customer audits
• Provide leadership in answering customer questions and investigating issues related to software and hardware delivered to the OEM
• Leading Root Causes and Corrective Actions (RCCA) of must-fix issues discovered during flight tests and in-service aircraft operations
• Support activities to manage scope, schedule, and cost while optimizing engineering resources
• Lead 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
• Lead the developing of systems architecture and human-machine interface requirements for new aircraft development
• Lead Change Impact Analysis for HIRF and Lightning qualification (DO-160)

Skills

Avionics systems

Leadership in avionics engineering

Customer-facing engineering

Programming languages (Python/C++/Java

Education

STEM degree with 10+ years experience

Tools

JIRA

JAMA

DOORS

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Engineer with a passion for avionics systems engineering and a strong track record in leading cross-functional teams. You will define, design, develop, integrate, and test new features for OEM aircraft platforms, support flight tests and certification activities, and supervise Integrated Product Teams.

The role requires advanced knowledge of civilian aircraft avionics, experience with certification standards, and the ability to interact