Collins Aerospace

aerospace

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer

$108–205k Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer at Collins Aerospace. Skills: engineering design and development process and methods, requirements analysis and capture, root cause analysis, mentoring. improve Collins Aerospace design methods. mentor engineering teams”

Industry & Context.

aerospace
Problems you'll solve

root cause analysis; investigate issues; determine root cause of design issues; recommended corrective actions

Eligibility Requirements

Onsite - Cedar Rapids, IA, Relocation assistance is available, U. S. citizenship is 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

degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience, Experience with software development and the associated processes, Experience in the engineering development lifecycle(s), U. S. citizenship is required

Nice to Have

Working knowledge of the aerospace industry, manufacturing, and system development and the associated processes, Experience working with regulatory agencies (aerospace, pharma, medical devices, finance, healthcare, energy, etc. ), Experience leading or mentoring a team

What You'll Do.

improve Collins Aerospace design methods

mentor engineering teams

ensure new product designs meet or exceed requirements

ensure engineering "best practices" are followed

ensure customer and regulatory agency requirements are understood and met

identify and eliminate defects prior to transition to production

advise project teams and leadership of design quality trends and systemic issues

work with organizations to investigate issues

understand and lead efforts to determine root cause of design issues

provide recommended corrective actions

assure new developments meet customer

and regulatory requirements

audit and assess engineering teams regarding compliance to Quality and regulatory requirements

analyze project data for trends and systemic issues

recommend corrective action

assist transition to production to ensuring D&D related quality issues are resolved

and communicated to production

ensure effective and appropriate project process tailoring and approvals

ensure plans incorporate latest lessons learned

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

mentoring engineering teams; advising project teams and leadership; working with organizations to investigate issues; communicated to production

Communication Scope

communicated to production

Process & Methodology

project process tailoring, project data analysis

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