System Engineer I (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-08-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

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

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:

None/Not Required

We are looking for a Systems Engineer with a passion for engineering, a high degree of accountability and an ability to thrive in an Agile team environment as a part of the Advanced Platform Systems Team in the Military Avionics engineering organization.

We bring civilian avionics technologies to military and special mission customers around the globe.  We are a department of Systems Engineers and Project Engineers based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Our Systems Engineers typically have a background as a pilot, a degree in Aerospace or other Engineering disciplines, or avionics industry experience in software or hardware development. 

We architect, integrate, and verify avionics solutions that can perform in both civilian and special mission capacities. We work directly with customers around the globe to find solutions that fit their unique needs. The Mil-Civil Platform Systems Department can deliver ARP-4754A/DO-178B civil certified solutions.  We provide systems engineering through all phases of product development including program pursuit and capture, requirements capture and analysis, system architecture design, requirements development, allocation and traceability, system / subsystem integration, system verification, system validation, and life-cycle product support. 

If you are looking for the opportunity to start a career in avionics systems engineering, this position is perfect for you! You will learn how to design complex avionics systems for leading aircraft manufacturers while joining a collaborative team focused on skill growth and development! You will be given professional engineering job responsibilities immediately and will have the opportunity to make an impact!

What You Will Do:

• Determines full avionics system requirements for avionics systems; 

• Develops system design documentation such as interface control definitions, hardware interconnect definitions, and human machine interface documentation

• Develops and executes verification procedures for laboratory testing of avionics

• Ensures compliance to applicable certification regulations

• Ability to travel required, but this would be less than 10% of time.

What You Will Learn:

Through day to day responsibilities and intentional mentoring, you will develop the following skills:

• Planning and tracking work in engineering tools (Jira, Confluence, JAMA, etc.)

• Ability to write requirements, develop design documentation, and verify requirements

• Ability to work collaboratively with large multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).

• 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:

• Past aviation experience (such as being a pilot or aircraft maintainer)

• Personal project experience related to building or working with complex systems

• Experience with technical writing such as undergraduate research papers.

• Previous project leadership and communication/coordination roles.

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 insura