Senior Principal FPGA/ASIC Engineering Lead

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks vacation for new hires

401(k) plan with employer match

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA is hiring a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead architecture, design, verification and integration of high-performance FPGA/ASIC systems for avionics products. You will drive hardware development from concepts through certification and product readiness, coordinating with engineering, program management and customers.

The role emphasizes project leadership, DO-254/DO-178 alignment, and experience with FPGA/ASIC design workflows, alongside

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years of relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree with 7+ years.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• Experience with leading video and digital processing in FPGA/ASIC or software products.
• Experience leading technical projects including customer interaction and briefing leadership.
• Experience with DO-254 or DO-178 design assurance activities (DAL B or higher).

Responsibilities

• Lead pursuit, proposal, planning and execution of design and development projects for video and image processing devices.
• Develop project and program strategies to advance the hardware discipline and products.
• Ensure alignment to program, product line, and corporate goals while meeting certification requirements up to DO-254 DAL A.
• Communicate with engineering, program management, leadership, supply chain, operations, service centers and customers.
• Lead delivery of the next‑generation product line processing platform across boot, application and RTOS software.

Skills

FPGA/ASIC design

Project leadership

DO-254/DO-178 design assurance

Hardware project management

Vendor tools familiarity

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

QuestaSim

Vivado

Libero

DOORS

Jama

Jira

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA is hiring a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead architecture, design, verification and integration of high-performance FPGA/ASIC systems for avionics products. You will drive hardware development from concepts through certification and product readiness, coordinating with engineering, program management and customers.

The role emphasizes project leadership, DO-254/DO-178 alignment, and experience with FPGA/ASIC design workflows, alongside