Principal Electrical Engineer - Hardware (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-10-14

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 Hardware 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.

We are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design and development of complex digital hardware used in high performance communication products that are critical to the defense of our nation, such as sophisticated software-defined radios and data links designed for use in various ground, airborne, and space applications. This position is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Successful candidates should expect to be immersed in a fast-paced, team-based, and challenging technical environment where an individual with talent and initiative can stand out and thrive. To view more on Mission Systems, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5C9hcL_5Do

What YOU Will Do:

• YOU will collaborate with a multi-discipline team of Engineers to develop proven hardware designs that meet system performance and operational specifications.
• YOU will lead and perform circuit card design lifecycle activities including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity analysis, creation of board stackup and routing instructions, coordination and review of printed wiring board layout, creation of test plans, root cause analysis, and integration. Designs will include the use of FPGA, processors, and DDR memory components, and industry interfaces, such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART. Generate Printed Wiring Board (PWB) layout constraint guidelines and oversee the routing, layout, fabrication, and assembly of complex designs.
• YOU will prepare and present project and/or technical information to technical staff, program leadership, management and customers. This includes producing technical documentation, including specifications, hardware design documents, and test plans.
• YOU will test and troubleshoot electronic circuitry. Includes support lab of design verification testing for circuit card assemblies.
• YOU will perform trade studies as needed and select components necessary to implement the requirements. Includes supporting system architecture discussions where needed.
• YOU will mentor others in personal technical growth and may lead small teams to success with schedule, budget, and technical execution.

What YOU Will Learn:

• YOU will become an advanced subject matter expert in the domain area of high-speed digital design.
• YOU will build skills that will help advance your career, whether that is in line to more technical roles, people leadership, etc.  We are growing, so can you!

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 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
• Experience acting as a hardware technical lead on circuit card developments (including hardware designs with processors, FPGAs, memory, and industry standard interfaces)
• Experience with all aspects of circuit card design from concept through delivery to higher level assemblies as evidenced by successful design completion
• Experience with schematic capture of electrical circuit designs, and generating Printed Wiring Board (PWB) layout constraint guidelines and overseeing the routing and layout. Includes familiarity with a schematic capture and layout tool (examples may include Mentor Graphics xDxDesigner and/or Xpedition, Altium, Cadence Allegro, EAGLE, KiCAD, etc.) for creation of circuit card designs
• Hands-on experience testing circuit card assemblies and performing design verification activities

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Ability to prepare bids and proposals
• Project management exp