Date Posted:
2026-06-24
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-105 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 105
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.
Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required
Security Clearance Status:
Not Required
Collins Aerospace team is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer with a passion for avionics, a high degree of accountability and ability to thrive in an Agile team environment as a part of the Program Systems Engineering team in our Business & Regional Avionics department.
We are searching for experienced avionics engineer who enjoys working in a collaborative team environment. This role requires a technical background; the Pr. Systems Engineer will participate in all phases of the system development lifecycle. This candidate should be organized, have great communication & leadership skills, and a desire to learn and to mentor junior engineers. This role does require the ability to work regularly on-site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The ideal candidate will have an unwavering positive attitude, be highly responsive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and strive to perform high-quality work proactively and efficiently. This person will consistently demonstrate professionalism in their interactions with all levels of the organization and will routinely go above and beyond expectations in performing their work. They will have strong project execution, leadership, and critical thinking skills.
On some occasions, this position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 7:30 am to 4:30 pm workday, or beyond a 40-hour work week.
What You Will Do:
- Provide technical leadership through all phases of the system development lifecycle including requirements capture, system design and modeling, integrating with hardware and software components, system validation and verification
- Coach, review, and delegate work to lower-level system engineers.
- Coordinate and work with other domains and departments to realize a functional system.
- Identify and implement process, system, and product improvements to enhance performance and improve efficiency
- Work with external customers to document operational scenarios, develop system requirements, define system interfaces, and perform system validation testing.
- Work with other engineers to document derived requirements, define internal system interfaces, develop system architectures, integrate system components, and perform system verification.
- Develop processes in terms of templates and work instructions to ensure the team maintains desired quality.
Qualifications You Must Have:
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience oran Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
- Experience with avionics or other aircraft system development and certification.
Qualifications We Prefer:
- Ability to quickly acquire technical domain knowledge and contribute to the design of sophisticated architectural systems
- Systems Engineering experience (requirements, test, validation, & verification)
- Experience with ARP4754A/B, DO-178B/C, and/or DO-297
- Integration of complex systems
- Experience with Agile, and use of engineering process tools such as JIRA, JAMA, and Subversion/GitHub
- Possess a collaborative way of working, particularly in a matrixed environment and/or across various teams
- Strong written & oral communicator and change agent; able to interface with the spectrum of individual contributors to executive leadership
- Experience coaching lower-level professionals and influencing others regarding policies, practices, and procedures.
- Highly motivated and a self-starter, capable of prioritizing multiple tasks.
What We Offer:
Benefits:
Some of our competitive benefits package includes:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
This role may be eligible for relocation.
Learn More & Apply Now!
As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.
The salary range for this role is 107,500 USD - 204,500 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.
