Senior Electrical Engineer - Hardware (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-09-07

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:

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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

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.

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and develop digital hardware for high-performance communication products, such as cutting-edge software-defined radios and data links. These products are vital for our nation's defense and are deployed across various ground, airborne, and space platforms. This pivotal role is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Successful candidates will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative technical environment, where talent and initiative are recognized and rewarded. If you’re ready to contribute to a mission that truly matters, join us and be part of something extraordinary.

What YOU Will Do:

• YOU will 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.

• YOU will design, document, verify, support, test and troubleshoot digital hardware for communication products using electrical engineering principles and techniques. Designs may include the use of FPGA, processors, and DDR memory components, and industry interfaces, such as Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.

• YOU will collaborate with a multi-discipline team of Engineers to develop proven hardware designs that meet system performance and operational specifications.

• YOU will help us deliver on the promise to provide quality next generation hardware products to our customers that meet the needs of an ever-evolving environment. We have deadlines and dates that this role will directly impact, and you will be a big part of ensuring we meet our goals!

What YOU Will Learn:

• YOU will take the steps to become a subject matter expert in the domain area of high-speed digital design.

• YOU will gain hands on experience with technologically advanced communication/radio hardware in production that will help propel your career.

• YOU will broaden your knowledge and opens the door to many possibilities �� becoming a leader, promotional opportunities, and direct interfacing with customers. We are growing so can you. 

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

• Experience with electrical designs that contain digital electronics such as processors, FPGAs, high-speed transceivers, DDR, and flash memories

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

• Experience with generating Printed Wiring Board (PWB) layout constraint guidelines and overseeing the routing and layout of the circuit card design.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with signal integrity and timing analyses for creation of robust circuit card designs.

• Hands-on experience testing circuit card assemblies and performing design verification activities.

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

• Project management experience using Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

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