Principal Engineer - Design Quality Assurance (Onsite - Cedar Rapids, IA)

Date Posted:

2026-08-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-166 ~ 855 35Th St NE ~ BLDG 166

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

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

Security Clearance Type:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status:

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

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.

Collins Aerospace Engineering & Technology is looking to hire a Principal Engineer - Design Quality Assurance, who enables quality solutions, capabilities and services to engineering. You will be part of the Design Quality Assurance organization, working closely with stakeholders to ensure the quality of exciting and diverse new design products and develop continual improvement solutions. Quality Engineers are embedded throughout the engineering lifecycle to prevent defects from reaching the customer and to ensure flawless program execution to meet quality, cost, schedule and technical objectives.

This role will be worked onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA. and will require an active or ability to obtain a SECRET clearance. Relocation assistance not available. 

What You Will Do:

• Interface with the program quality teams, programs, customers, and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), facilitating technical quality and financial performance, and compliance to procedures and contractual requirements.

• Closely interface with external and internal customers and key partners to establish effective relationships.

• Must have the ability to manage and impact across multiple levels of stakeholders, as it is vital to the success of this role.

• You will be responsible for; Delivered products and services to our customers, stakeholders of quality risks, uncertainties and opportunities, key team members in resolution of customer expectations and relationships.

• Improving processes or systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning, and interpretation skills. Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, and information is typically difficult to obtain.

• Assuring inclusion of quality requirements, planning, and consistency for program proposals and subsequent management of the quality budget.

• Monitor / lead root cause corrective action (RCCA) and FRACAS activities for systemic issues and to ensure extensive RCCA.

• Generation of new Cost of Quality (CoQ) projects to reduce costs on the program.

• Implement Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) as applicable.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

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

• Experience with Quality Management Systems, to include ISO 9001, AS9100 and/or AS9102

• Experience overseeing teams in failure and root cause analysis (RCA), corrective and preventative actions

• Experience interpreting technical drawings

• Experience with customer deliverables

Qualifications We Prefer: 

• Active Secret clearance

• Experience, knowledge, or exposure to software coding and/or testing 

• Experience, knowledge, or exposure to knowledge in Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, Code Analysis and/or Test Automation 

• Experience, knowledge, or exposure to software test, cybersecurity, software or information assurance