Senior Electrical Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-11-21

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Join Collins Aerospace and make a real difference in national security! In the critical arena of defense, where the reliability of our technology can mean the difference between mission success and failure, your role goes beyond just a job—it’s a mission. As part of our Communications Products Engineering Department, you will play a crucial part in keeping our service members a step ahead in the most challenging environments. We are dedicated to providing top-tier, secure communication equipment across land, air, sea, and space, ensuring our warfighters remain connected and protected when it matters most.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Communication Products Engineering Department in Mission Systems, you will design and develop power electronics hardware (power supplies, EMI filters, power converters, etc.) used in high performance communication products, such as sophisticated software-defined radios and data links designed for use in various ground, airborne, and space applications.  

Successful candidates should expect to be immersed in a fast-paced, team-based, and challenging technical environment where your talent and initiative can stand out and thrive. To view more on Mission Systems, click here!

What You Will Do 

• YOU will use and apply electrical engineering principles and techniques to design, develop, document, verify, support, and troubleshoot power supply hardware for communication products. This may include the design of AC/DC power supplies, EMI filters, power converters, etc. 

• YOU will perform circuit card design lifecycle activities including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, simulation & analysis, creation of board stack-up and routing instructions, coordination and review of printed wiring board layout, creation of test plans, root cause analysis, and integration.  

• YOU will collaborate with a multi-discipline team to assure defined requirements are consistently met in all phases of a product's lifecycle, including supporting integration and test of the final product. 

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 or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience 

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required  

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer 

• Experience with schematic capture of electrical circuit designs. Includes familiarity with a schematic capture tool (examples may include Mentor Graphics xDxDesigner and/or Xpedition, Altium, Cadence Allegro, EAGLE, KiCAD, Multisim, EasyEDA, etc.) for creation of circuit card designs

• Experience with power supply design – various topologies; isolated and non-isolated; 10 Watts to kW’s 

• Ability to provide leadership and mentorship to less experienced engineers

• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including planning, tracking, and managing hardware development tasks in JIRA is a plus

What We Offer:  

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:    

• Medical, dental, and vision insuranc