Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
SeniorPrincipalElectricalEngineer-ComputingProducts
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“Senior Principal Electrical Engineer - Computing Products at Senior Principal Electrical Engineer. Skills: architecting and delivering advanced hardware solutions, next‑generation processing technologies into safety‑critical systems, hardware development lifecycle, product‑level hardware architectures for cutting‑edge embedded computing solutions, architecture and design authority, microprocessor and FPGA‑based circuit board design, PCB layout activities, designs optimized for cost, manufacturab”
What You'll Achieve.
shape the future of avionics; power data concentration, high‑performance I/O processing, application hosting, and synthetic vision across military, commercial, business, and regional aircraft; implementing next‑generation processing technologies into safety‑critical systems used around the world; influence every phase of the hardware development lifecycle; ensure performance, manufacturability, and reliability; Develop designs optimized for cost, manufacturability (DFM), and testability (DFT); Ensure strict compliance to DO‑160 and DO‑254 standards across all hardware development activities; Prepare certification artifacts and package submittents for TSO, PMA, and other regulatory approvals
Industry & Context.
troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, and integrated system interactions
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
degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience, Schematic capture of digital/analog mixed-signal electrical circuit designs, PCB layout experience, Experience with hardware/software/systems integration
Nice to Have
Experience as a technical lead with the ability to work collaboratively and provide project leadership, Ability to architect complex embedded system designs involving microprocessors, FPGAs, graphics processors, and memory, Ability to serve as design authority, ensuring complex requirements and system‑level objectives are met, troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, and integrated system interactions, Hands‑on lab experience working with complex engineering and test equipment, Experience with PowerPC, Intel, and ARM architectures, PCB layout expertise, Experience implementing designs in compliance with DO‑160 and DO‑254 familiarity with DO‑297, Formal qualification experience, including DO‑160, Experience bringing products through civil certification paths (TSO, PMA, TC, etc. ), Experience interfacing with manufacturing teams and processes, Understanding of Design to Cost (DTC+), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Test (DFT)
What You'll Do.
Define product‑level hardware architectures for cutting‑edge embedded computing solutions
Serve as architecture and design authority throughout the entire development lifecycle
Lead Requirements and Architectural Reviews (RARs) and drive technical clarity across teams
Mentor and develop less‑experienced engineers
Establish standard work
and best practices across the department
Act as a subject matter expert in technical reviews
and lifecycle artifact evaluations
Support products from concept through production
including factory engagement and fielded system support
Drive component obsolescence strategies and long‑term design sustainability
Lead requirements capture
and verification for complex electronics
Execute and guide microprocessor and FPGA‑based circuit board design (schematic capture
Oversee complex PCB layout activities to ensure performance
Develop designs optimized for cost
manufacturability (DFM)
and testability (DFT)
Ensure strict compliance to DO‑160 and DO‑254 standards across all hardware development activities
Present technical content confidently to peers
and external customers
Prepare certification artifacts and package submittents for TSO
and other regulatory approvals
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
drive technical clarity across teams; work collaboratively; Present technical content confidently to peers, leadership, and external customers; interfacing with manufacturing teams
Communication Scope
Present technical content confidently to peers, leadership, and external customers
Process & Methodology
project leadership
Full Job Description
**Date Posted:** 2026-05-07 **Country:** United States of America **Location:** US-IA-CEDAR RAPIDS-131 ~ 5450 C Ave NE ~ BLDG 131 **Position Role Type:** Onsite **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 We are looking for an innovative and highly driven Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Computing Products Hardware team within the Displays, Computing & Networking Directorate. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of avionics by architecting and delivering advanced hardware solutions that power data concentration, high‑performance I/O processing, application hosting, and synthetic vision across military, commercial, business, and regional aircraft. You will be a key technical leader implementing next‑generation processing technologies into safety‑critical systems used around the world. From early concept and requirements definition through design, verification, certification, and sustainment, you will influence every phase of the hardware development lifecycle. **What You Will Do:** * Define product‑level hardware architectures for cutting‑edge embedded computing solutions * Serve as architecture and design authority throughout the entire development lifecycle * Lead Requirements and Architectural Reviews (RARs) and drive technical clarity across teams * Mentor and develop less‑experienced engineers * Establish standard work, design methodologies, and best practices across the department * Act as a subject matter expert in technical reviews, non‑advocate reviews, and lifecycle artifact evaluations * Support products from concept through production, including factory engagement and fielded system support * Drive component obsolescence strategies and long‑term design sustainability * Lead requir
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