Senior Avionics Systems Engineer — Lead & Innovate

Colonial Heights Senior Living; 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

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.