Principal Software Engineer: DO-178 Certification Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation

Generous 401(k) plan with employer-mde

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Software Engineer focused on DO-178 Software Certification in Cedar Rapids. You will coordinate program-level certification activities and oversee certification plans to support FAA/EASA compliance for flight-deck displays.

The role requires deep DO-178 expertise, strong project coordination, and ability to mentor teams while engaging with customers and regulators. Onsite, together with RTX family, you will help shape the future of aerospace software

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience working with E-UMs/TCRs for SOI audits.
• 5+ years of experience with DO-178 commercial certification process.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary interface with external customers and Certification Compliance Finders in support of software certification activities, such as certification documents and audit certification support.
• Coordinate certification activities, including project management for bidding, estimating, tracking and reporting on technical scope, cost and schedule.
• Be the primary point of contact for the project team for questions against process, plans, standards, and policies.
• Perform technical coordination with many various teams, including customers, systems engineers, hardware engineers, software engineers, partner suppliers, safety engineers, and program managers.
• Demonstrate good judgement by quickly assessing cost, benefit and risks of decisions and apply critical thinking to make well-informed decisions.
• Present information effectively to external and internal leaders of varying levels and anticipate possible questions.
• Collaborate with other certification focals in the department.
• Mentor other team members and help them develop in areas such as certification, systems engineering, software engineering and process compliance.
• Champion creating training materials and opportunities for knowledge transfer.
• May assist with other software engineering team activities when certification work is reduced.

Skills

Software certification

DO-178 knowledge

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Education

STEM degree (Bachelor/Master/PhD)

Tools

MBD

ARINC standards

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Software Engineer focused on DO-178 Software Certification in Cedar Rapids. You will coordinate program-level certification activities and oversee certification plans to support FAA/EASA compliance for flight-deck displays.

The role requires deep DO-178 expertise, strong project coordination, and ability to mentor teams while engaging with customers and regulators. Onsite, together with RTX family, you will help shape the future of aerospace software