Senior Electrical Engineer

Collins Aerospace offers an onsite Senior Electrical Engineer position in Cedar Rapids, IA with a strong benefits package and the opportunity to contribute to defense communication products. The role supports high speed digital circuit design, testing, and documentation for circuit card assemblies. It also requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance, with an active clearance required from day one. A STEM degree is required, with an advanced degree in a related field enhancing eligibility. Salary ranges from USD 86,800 to 165,200 per year.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for new hires
• Generous 401(k) with employer matching, separate employer retirement contribution, and Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can add include pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and ID theft protection
• Birth and adoption leave benefits
• Ovia Health for fertility and family planning support
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 counseling sessions
• Healthy You wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand for virtual visits
• Bright Horizons for child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts for second opinions
• Relocation eligibility
• And more

Responsibilities

• Lead the digital circuit card design lifecycle, including requirements capture, schematic capture, design documentation, signal integrity evaluation, board stackup and routing guidance, layout coordination, test plan creation, root-cause analysis, and system integration. Designs may leverage FPGA, processors, DDR memory, and interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Conduct pre- and post-layout signal integrity and power integrity simulations using tools such as HyperLynx
• Support hardware design and development of lab and production test solutions, including circuit card designs, test interface adapters, and cabling
• Collaborate with software, systems, and mechanical engineering to deliver integrated solutions aligned with customer requirements
• Prepare and present project and technical information to technical staff, program leadership, management, and customers, producing specifications, hardware design documents, and test plans
• Test and troubleshoot electronic circuits, including supporting a design verification lab for circuit card assemblies
• Perform trade studies to select components and participate in system architecture discussions as needed
• Ensure designs comply with Design for Manufacturing, Design for Test, and Design for Assembly standards to control production costs

Requirements

• A STEM degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 3 years of experience
• 5+ years in hardware engineering with solid fundamentals in electrical engineering, including component selection, digital circuit design, circuit analysis, troubleshooting, and lab-based validation
• Experience contributing to circuit card development across the design lifecycle, including requirements review, schematic capture, layout support, prototype bring-up, and verification testing
• Hands-on experience designing or supporting multilayer PCBs in a product development environment
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, or Altium Designer
• Working knowledge of simulation tools (HyperLynx, ADS, SPICE or similar) to support design analysis and validation
• Experience supporting board bring-up and debug activities, including root cause analysis and issue resolution under senior technical guidance

Technologies

• FPGA
• DDR memory
• Ethernet
• PCIe
• I2C
• SPI
• UART
• Xpedition
• Cadence Allegro
• Altium Designer
• HyperLynx
• ADS
• SPICE

Security and citizenship notes: This role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance. An active clearance is required from day one.