Senior Principal Software Engineer - Core Systems & Libraries (ONSITE)

Date Posted:

2026-01-30

Country:

United States of America

Location:

US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-121 ~ 350 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 121

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

Become part of the growing Collins Aerospace Core Systems and Libraries team! 

This position is for a highly experienced and motivated Sr. Principal Software Engineer that will be involved in the architecture, design, implementation, verification, and integration of a wide variety of next generation software products that incorporate open architecture design concepts with civil certification. As an engineering lead in this organization, you will be employing best practice design methodologies and utilizing emerging technologies to develop the next generation of Avionics Products, truly defining the future of aerospace.  

The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of software development practices, military/commercial certification, and experience leading execution teams. 

This is an onsite position based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

What You Will Do:  

• Defining architecture for software components, applications, libraries, and tooling to avionic system’s requirements. 
• Recommend and lead functional strategies to advance the software discipline and products. 
• Understand product certification requirements and establish DO-178 planning documents for development projects. 
• Lead requirements capture, decomposition, and traceability. 
• Lead software component design and/or verification. 
• C++ Object Oriented Development. 
• Creation of DO-178 DAL-A certification artifacts for avionics software products. 
• Conduct and/or participate in peer reviews throughout product lifecycle. 
• Lead teams through certification reviews with customers and/or authorities. 
• Communicate with a wide variety of individuals including Engineering, Program Management, internal leadership and customers  

What You Will Learn:  

• You will learn the technologies of today and tomorrow which we count on to maintain world leadership in the avionics industry.   
• You will learn all phases of the hardware product life cycle from requirements through to verification, while employing the company engineering processes to produce high quality products.   
• You will learn the requirements for product certification required by federal agencies.   
• You will learn how to establish and maintain a software product line with a broad base of customers.  

   

Education & Experience You must have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree