Senior Principal Software Engineer – Avionics

Prattwhitney

Cedar Rapids (IA)

On-site

USD 136,000 - 252,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering to lead the design, development, documentation, testing and debugging of control and diagnostic software for avionics products.

The role demands at least 10 years in avionics software, DO-178B/C, real-time embedded systems using C and Matlab/Simulink, plus Agile leadership and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams; travel to select locations may be required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field with at least 10 years of progressive experience as a Software Engineer in avionics.
Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field with at least 7 years of experience in avionics.
At least 5 years of experience with aircraft systems, avionics software and DO-178B/C development and certification processes.
At least 5 years of experience with EVM, CAM, Change Management, Risk Management, and IMS/month-end reconciliation activities.
At least 5 years of experience with Agile methodologies.
At least 5 years of experience with developing and verifying software for real-time embedded systems using C and Matlab (Simulink).

Responsibilities

Design, develop, document, test and debug control and diagnostic systems containing logical and mathematical solutions.
Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers in planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
Determine end user needs by analyzing system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements and input data acquisition.
Ensure hardware and software standards are met.
Design and implement build procedures to support hardware and software product development and use.
May develop software configuration standards for company-wide use.
May train software developers in configuration management tools and software quality standards.
Includes control modeling (model based design).