Senior Principal Systems Engineer - Onsite (Aerospace)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous vacation & 401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for next-generation avionics product lines. You will define architecture, specify requirements, and drive verification across hardware, software, and AEH teams in safety-critical environments.

Join a seasoned group focusing on certification, sustainment, and cross-domain integration. This onsite role expects leadership, rigorous documentation, and collaboration with a broad engineering network in a dynamic aerospace

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience.
• Experience with safety critical system, hardware, or software development (e.g. DO-178C, DO-254, or ARP4754A/B).
• Experience authoring and validating requirements.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements, design, test cases, and test procedures in accordance with program development plans and the objectives of ARP-4754B.
• Integrate, validate, and verify system functionality in the lab
• Technical collaboration among systems, hardware, AEH and software design functions.
• Assist in resolving technical problems that cross hardware and software functional domain areas.
• 5-10% travel as needed.

Skills

DO-178C

DO-254

ARP4754A/B

Safety-critical systems

Requirements wiring/validation

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Senior Principal Systems Engineer for next-generation avionics product lines. You will define architecture, specify requirements, and drive verification across hardware, software, and AEH teams in safety-critical environments.

Join a seasoned group focusing on certification, sustainment, and cross-domain integration. This onsite role expects leadership, rigorous documentation, and collaboration with a broad engineering network in a dynamic aerospace