Lead Display Electrical Engineer - Onsite

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous 401(k) with employer matching

Vacation and leave benefits

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to design, test, and document electrical hardware for displays used in aerospace and defense applications. You will work with mechanical and systems engineering teams to ensure electrical designs meet program requirements and qualification standards.

The role emphasizes problem solving, mentoring, and contributing to product milestones while supporting environmental qualification testing and documentation generation.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with 8+ years of experience, or an advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Experience with Digital Electronics, Mixed Signal, Circuit Design or Analysis, Electrical Components, Digital Signal Processing or PCB design.
• Experience using test equipment (oscilloscopes, VNAs, DMMs, signal generators) for circuit characterization and validation.
• Experience with CAD layout software (Siemens Expedition or equivalent).
• Familiarity with electrical hardware documentation or drawing standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, analyze, integrate, qualify, and document new electrical hardware.
• Develop, test, and document changes to existing hardware designs.
• Collaborate with mechanical and systems engineering to ensure electrical designs fit applications.
• Participate in cross-functional integration, pre-qualification, and qualification activities for products and subsystems.

Skills

Digital Electronics

Mixed Signal

Circuit Design/Analysis

Electrical Components

Digital Signal Processing

PCB design

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

VNAs

DMMs

Signal generators

Siemens Expedition

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Electrical Design Engineer to design, test, and document electrical hardware for displays used in aerospace and defense applications. You will work with mechanical and systems engineering teams to ensure electrical designs meet program requirements and qualification standards.

The role emphasizes problem solving, mentoring, and contributing to product milestones while supporting environmental qualification testing and documentation generation.