Senior Electrical Engineer - Computing Products (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-11-05

 Country:

United States of America

 Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-193 ~ 1120 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG193

 Position Role Type:

Onsite

 U.S. Citizen, U.S.

Person, or Immigration Status Requirements

• This job requires a U.S.
• Person.
• A U.S.
• Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C.
• 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C.
• 1324b(a)(3).
• U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons.
• For a complete definition of “U.S.
• Person” go here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

 Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

 Security Clearance Status: Not Required At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems.
• With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can.
• Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.
• Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry.
• With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market.
• Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.
• We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Computing Products Department within the Displays, Computing, Controls & Networking Directorate.
• This department is responsible for the development and sustainment of state-of-the-art avionics hardware products including ruggedized mission computers, video processing modules, and network products used in commercial and military aircraft platforms.
• This role is onsite, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• This role supports all phases of the hardware development lifecycle—program pursuit, design, integration, verification, and factory transition.
• The selected candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including Systems, Software, Mechanical, Environmental Effects, Manufacturing/Operations, and Design-to-Cost teams, to ensure all product requirements are successfully achieved.
• Strong expertise in high-speed digital circuit board design, EMI control, manufacturability, testability, and thermal management is essential.
• This role is specifically to DPC-2120 A2G program and support of DPC and GGM products.
• The senior engineer will have responsibilities that include integration and qual preparation and testing, collaborating with team leads (project engineering and design lead), support platform and equipment systems request for trouble-shooting support and root causing failures that occur during testing .

What You Will Do

• Designing Circuit Cards for Avionics Computers.
• Attend review or planning meetings to collaborate with other engineers on designs.
• Trouble-shooting circuit cards or full computers design hardware in a lab environment.
• Designing test solutions to prove design is compliant.
• Qualification testing and root cause any failures of testing.
• Mentoring and delegating tasks to less experienced engineers working the DPC product line.
• <10% travel as needed.

Qualifications

You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience in an Electrical Engineering role.
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience.

Qualifications

We Prefer:

• Hardware requirements development including working with systems and subsystems teams to determine meaningful and testable requirements for the design.
• Experience working with standard lab equipment for integration testing of hardware designs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and independently on assigned tasks.
• Schematic capture of digital/analog mixed signal electrical circuit designs.
• Printed board (PWB) layout expertise.
• Interfacing with complex embedded devices (microprocessors, graphics processors, memory).
• Digital logic device development (including FPGA and ASIC development).
• Formal qualification experience (preferred DO-160 or MIL-STD-810/MIL-STD-461 standards).
• Understanding of Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT).

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What We Offer

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
• Carrot Health to hormonal health, fertility, and family building
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• 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
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Collins Aerospace makes modern flight possible. Of course, that wouldn’t be possible without the capabilities and technologies of our organization, as well as our engineers – a highly skilled, accomplished network that spans more than 180 sites, 24 countries and 6 Strategic Business Units (SBUs).

Our industry-leading experts are setting the standards for the aerospace industry and paving the way for the future. But as new challenges present themselves, we need fresh, creative and motivated minds to overcome these hurdles, help us break barriers and achieve new levels of innovation. Do you have what it takes to join a global organization that doesn’t shy away from big opportunities?

If so, we invite you to join our ranks and create the next generation of aerospace technologies.

Together, we will nurture an engineering culture that values intellectual curiosity, risk takers and integrity. A place where we will challenge ourselves, our teams, and the status quo and where we will work to find a way – the right way – to achieve what others can only dream of.

Onsite

Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

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 86,800 USD - 165,200 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 disabil