Collins Aerospace

aerospace

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer

$108–205k US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-106 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE ~ BLDG 106 FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Skills: embedded flight management software applications, modular and reusable Flight Management product line software, physics-based software related to aircraft performance, integrated avionics solutions. Design, Develop and optimize embedded flight management software applications used in commercial and military platforms. Design and implement modular and reusable Flight Management product line software”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver integrated avionics solutions that meet stringent aviation safety, performance, and certification requirements

Industry & Context.

aerospace
Problems you'll solve

solving complex problems with elegant, high-impact solutions

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. Citizen, U. S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements, The company will offer immigration sponsorship for this position, if needed, The company will not seek an export authorization for this role, Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required, Security Clearance Status: Not Required, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

STEM degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience, Applied experience of software development using C++, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D), Experience in developing physics-based software, Modeling the aircraft performance using modeling tools such as Matlab/Simulink and other flight simulation tools

Nice to Have

Working knowledge and application of neural networks in aerospace domain, Working Experience with DevOps, Jenkins, automated testing, GIT, JIRA, Visual Studio Code, Docker, Jama

What You'll Do.

Develop and optimize embedded flight management software applications used in commercial and military platforms

Design and implement modular and reusable Flight Management product line software

Lead the teams in developing the physics-based software related to aircraft performance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware teams, AI/ML specialists, and flight-test personnel to deliver integrated avionics solutions; collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world

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