Senior Principal Software Engineer, Avionics

globalhr; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering, to design, develop, and verify control and diagnostic software for avionics systems. You will work on multidisciplinary projects with a focus on DO-178B/C processes and real-time embedded software in C and MATLAB/Simulink.

The role involves collaboration with hardware teams, adherence to software standards, and potential travel to international sites for key business meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE with extensive avionics software experience.
• 5+ years in aircraft systems and DO-178B/C processes.
• 5+ years in EVM, CAM, risk management, IMS, and month-end reconciliation.
• 5+ years leading Agile development efforts.
• 5+ years developing real-time embedded software in C and MATLAB/Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test and debug control and diagnostic systems with logical/mathematical solutions.
• Collaborate with equipment designers in planning, design, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for software.
• Determine end-user needs by analyzing system capabilities to resolve problems.
• Ensure hardware and software standards are met.
• Design and implement build procedures to support product development.
• May train developers in configuration management tools and software quality standards.
• Includes model-based design for control modeling.

Skills

Aircraft systems

Avionics software

DO-178B/C

Agile methodologies

C language

MATLAB/Simulink

Real-time embedded

Project scheduling

Change Management

EVM CAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's degree in CS/EE

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C language

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering, to design, develop, and verify control and diagnostic software for avionics systems. You will work on multidisciplinary projects with a focus on DO-178B/C processes and real-time embedded software in C and MATLAB/Simulink.

The role involves collaboration with hardware teams, adherence to software standards, and potential travel to international sites for key business meetings.