Senior Electrical Engineer (ONSITE)

Collins Aerospace; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 86,800 - 165,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation time

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in Melbourne, Florida to lead complex hardware design across sustaining and new development programs. You will own schematics, board layouts, and hardware qualification while collaborating with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing teams.

This onsite role emphasizes technical leadership, cross-domain collaboration, and adherence to aviation qualification standards within a dynamic aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree with 5+ years experience or advanced degree with 3+ years experience.
• Must be a U.S. Person – military contract requirement.
• Proven electrical design engineering experience.
• Ability to generate schematics and board layouts.
• Experience with embedded processors and RF systems.
• Hands-on debugging and testing complex electrical hardware.
• Expertise in at least one electrical hardware discipline (digital/analog/mixed-signal/power/RF).

Responsibilities

• Interpret, generate, and update complex electrical schematics, layouts, and drawings.
• Develop and document hardware requirement changes and baselines.
• Design, analyze, test, qualify, integrate, and document high‑complexity hardware across multiple ECNs.
• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering.
• Apply Collins processes and tools to drive quality and customer satisfaction.
• Support integration, pre‑qualification, and qualification testing for moderate‑complexity products.
• Provide technical leadership and troubleshoot production issues.
• Contribute to engineering estimates and bid/schedule development.
• Act as SME in at least one hardware domain with broad capabilities across areas.

Skills

Electrical design

Schematic capture

RF systems

Embedded processors

Debugging hardware

Hardware qualification

Technical leadership

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Agile

JIRA

Git

Subversion

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-07-15

Country: United States of America

Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-313 ~ 1344 S Babcock St ~ BLDG 313

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

Company Overview

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. Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry.

Role Summary

Join our team and help shape the future of Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) systems. As a Senior Electrical Engineer you’ll play a key role in supporting and advancing Collins’ traffic and weather‑related avionics products. In this role, you’ll work closely with a small team of experienced electrical engineers, taking ownership of complex hardware challenges across both sustaining engineering and new design activities. This position offers the opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines, and contribute to the success of both ongoing programs and new business pursuits. This is an onsite position in Melbourne, Florida.

What You Will Do

• Interpret, generate, and update complex electrical schematics, board layouts, and mechanical drawings.
• Develop and document hardware requirement changes while managing hardware baselines through proper tools and processes.
• Design, analyze, test, qualify, integrate, and document high‑complexity hardware, including work across multiple Engineering Change Orders.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, systems, and manufacturing engineering to ensure cohesive product development.
• Apply Collins processes, tools, and best practices to drive product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Participate in integration, pre‑qualification, and qualification testing for moderate‑complexity products and subsystems.
• Support production teams, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical leadership as needed.
• Contribute to engineering estimates for electrical design efforts and support bid/schedule development.
• Act as a subject matter expert in at least one hardware domain, with broad generalist capabilities across multiple areas.
• Support LRU development activities, tailoring internal processes and tools as needed.
• Monitor and resolve component obsolescence issues on assigned products.
• Review defect trends, identify root causes, and recommend design or process improvements.
• Proactively identify and communicate technical issues, escalating to project leadership when necessary.

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.
• Must be a U.S. Person – Military contract stipulates the candidates must be U.S. Persons.
• Proven experience in an electrical design engineering role.
• Demonstrated ability to generate schematics and board layouts.
• Experience with embedded processors and RF systems.
• Hands‑on experience debugging and testing complex electrical hardware.
• Extensive experience in at least one electrical hardware discipline such as digital, analog, mixed‑signal, power, or RF design.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Understanding of aviation qualification standards (DO‑160, DO‑254, and TSO processes).
• Experience working with Air Transport OEMs on development programs.
• Knowledge of avionics traffic and weather systems.
• Familiarity with signal‑processing simulation and analysis tools such as MATLAB or Simulink.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Agile, JIRA, Git, Subversion).

What we offer

• 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 illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• 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

Salary Range

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.

Benefits Summary

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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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