Senior Displays Design Electrical Engineer (Onsite)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to design graphics controller cards, backlights, and display circuitry for commercial and military avionics. The role emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and hands-on engineering to deliver robust hardware and documentation.

You will guide project execution milestones, mentor colleagues, and contribute to environmental qualification testing, with a focus on displays technology and maintainable electrical designs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years relevant experience, or Advanced Degree with 3+ years experience.
• Experience with digital electronics, mixed signal, circuit design or analysis, electrical components, DSP or PCB design.
• Experience using oscillosopes, VNAs, DMMs and signal generators for circuit characterization, debugging and validation.
• Experience CAD layout software such as Siemens Expedition or equivalent.
• Experience 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.
• Work with mechanical and systems engineering to ensure electrical design fits the application.
• Participate in cross-functional team efforts for integration, pre-qualification, and qualification.

Skills

Digital Electronics

Mixed Signal

Circuit Design

Electrical Components

DSP & PCB

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in related field

Tools

Siemens Expedition

Job description

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106

Date Posted: 2026-10-29

Country: United States of America

Location: US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

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.

The Display Products team is searching for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer! We like to learn, have fun, and make a difference- all things that come easily when you work on cool products with hard-working individuals who share the same passion. Our Displays engineering team leads the industry with cost-competitive, innovative technology that sets us apart from our competition and helps our customers make the most of their investment in our products. We are responsible for designing displays for both commercial and military avionics as well as ground vehicles. We are looking for a strong, passionate problem-solver with a collaborative mindset and the desire to learn more about display technologies and engineering methods. This person will thrive on tackling challenges, as the position requires the use of problem-solving skills in a hands-on work environment to address problems and implement appropriate design or process changes. The successful candidate will design graphics controller cards, backlights, and other display circuitry while being responsible for project execution milestones as well as mentoring within the department. Typical responsibilities include utilizing problem solving and design skills to implement changes to documented electrical designs; generation and release of complex technical documentation; and supporting integration and environmental qualification testing of new products.

What You Will Do:

• Design, test, analyze, integrate, qualify, and document new electrical hardware
• Develop, test, and document changes to existing hardware designs
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines (ie. mechanical and systems engineering) to ensure electrical design is appropriate for the given application
• Participate in cross-functional team efforts in integration, pre-qualification, and qualification for products and subsystems

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• Experience with one or more of the following: Digital Electronics, Mixed Signal, Circuit Design or Analysis, Electrical Components, Digital Signal Processing or PCB design.
• Experience using common electronic test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers (VNAs) digital multimeters (DMMs) and signal generators for circuit characterization, debugging and validation
• Experience using computer aided design (CAD) layout software such as Siemens Expedition or equivalent.
• Experience with electrical hardware documentation or drawing standards.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with displays technology such as image processing, LCD drivers, graphics engines, touch screens, etc.
• Experience with DO-254 certification and documentation.
• Experience with cost account management and milestone planning

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.

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 on 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.

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.

RTX anticipates 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.

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