Senior Embedded Avionics Software Engineer (Onsite)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

Generous 401(k) with matching and Life

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance and disability

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to shape the future of flight decks. The role focuses on embedded flight software for safety-critical systems, collaborating with systems, hardware, and AI/ML teams. Onsite work in Cedar Rapids, IA, is required.

You will develop deterministic software, validate through simulations and flight-test scenarios, and implement AI-assisted onboard features while ensuring aviation safety standards and secure coding practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM and 5+ years of experience, or advanced degree with 3+ years.
• At least 3 years in avionics industry.
• 3+ years of DO-178B/C software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize embedded flight-software for safety-critical systems.
• Write high-performance, deterministic embedded software and debug/validate with simulations.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, AI/ML, and flight-test teams.
• Implement AI-assisted onboard features like sensor fusion and anomaly detection.
• Perform debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and HIL environments.
• Ensure DO-178 compliance and secure coding practices.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

DO-178B/C

Aviation safety

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in STEM

Advanced Degree

Tools

Git

DevOps

Python

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to shape the future of flight decks. The role focuses on embedded flight software for safety-critical systems, collaborating with systems, hardware, and AI/ML teams. Onsite work in Cedar Rapids, IA, is required.

You will develop deterministic software, validate through simulations and flight-test scenarios, and implement AI-assisted onboard features while ensuring aviation safety standards and secure coding practices.